Jinghai Temple historical materials exhibition hall of Nanjing Treaty

Jinghai Temple historical materials exhibition hall of Nanjing Treaty

The exhibition hall of historical materials of the Treaty of Nanjing is located at the site of gujinghai temple at the West foot of Shizi in Gulou District, Nanjing city. Through four exhibition halls, the exhibition hall has more than 130 pictures, historical materials and objects, showing people the humiliating scene in modern Chinese History: the invasion of China by British imperialism, the corrupt Qing government's kneeling for peace and the cutting of land for reparations. The newly added treaty Gallery in the museum displays more than 1100 treaties signed between China and foreign governments in modern times (up to 1949), most of which are unequal treaties.

essential information

Located at the foot of lion mountain in the northwest of Nanjing City, Jinghai temple was built in the Yongle reign of Ming Dynasty. It was built by Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, to praise Zheng He's navigation merits. At the same time, it was dedicated to the arhat portraits, Buddha teeth, jade toys and other objects brought back by Zheng He from foreign lands, as well as the living plants of exotic flowers and trees. The grant of "Jinghai Temple" means that the world is peaceful and peaceful. After the restoration, Jinghai temple was set up as the historical materials exhibition hall of the Treaty of Nanjing, and was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Nanjing in 1992.

It is adjacent to Shizishan in the north, Tianfei palace in the East and moat in the west, covering an area of about 20000 square meters. There are more than 80 buildings, including Daxiong hall, Tianwang, zhengfo, Guanyin, Jialan, lunzang, Maitreya, zushi, Chaoyin Pavilion, bell tower, Jingting, Huayan tower, Wanxian Pavilion, etc. It is a famous temple in Jinling. Zheng He lived here in his later years. The exhibition hall of historical materials of the Treaty of Nanjing is located at the site of ancient Jinghai temple at the West foot of the lion in Nanjing city. Through four exhibition halls, it has more than 130 pictures, historical materials and objects, showing people the humiliating scene of the British imperialists' invasion of China, the corrupt Qing government's kneeling for peace and compensation in modern Chinese history. The newly added treaty Gallery in the museum displays more than 1100 treaties signed between China and foreign governments in modern times (up to 1949), most of which are unequal treaties. In June 1840, Britain launched a war of aggression against China, known as the Opium War. In 1842, when the British invaded Nanjing, the Qing government was forced to negotiate a treaty with the British government in Jinghai temple. The two sides discussed the treaty four times in the temple. On August 29, the Sino British Treaty of Nanjing was officially signed on the British flagship "kanghuali". Therefore, Jinghai Temple became the symbol of the starting point of modern Chinese history. After more than 500 years of disaster and war, Jinghai temple only took a few side halls after liberation. In 1987, a 628 square meter imitation Ming building was rebuilt on the site. Because it was not the original restoration, it was called "the site of gujinghai Temple". In 1990, it was opened as the historical materials exhibition hall of the Treaty of Nanjing. In order to welcome the return of Hong Kong, the exhibition hall was expanded at the end of 1996 to cover a total area of 2800 square meters. The whole building has Jiangnan garden style, simple and elegant. The world-famous Ming City Wall meanders along with the lion mountain, like a unfolding historical picture, and the Jinghai temple is just like a unique scene on the picture.

Jinghai Temple combines honor and disgrace. It is an excellent place for patriotic education. In 1997, it was rated as one of the 100 patriotic education demonstration bases in China. There are "sansuyan", "Tianfei palace stele", bronze mirror "Shijian" and warning bell in the courtyard. Give people a warning of national humiliation.

Exhibition hall distribution

With the theme of "one hundred years of vicissitudes, national humiliation will never be forgotten", the exhibition is divided into four exhibition rooms. Visitors can travel through one hundred years to see the mileage of the Chinese nation from humiliation to prosperity. The first part "British invasion", mainly introduces the historical background of the outbreak of the Opium War, and the brief process of the war. Destructed opium expansionist's ambition of aggression and expansion by means of the British eastward expansion map; through the pictures of smoker's opium intake and the lighting of cigarette lamps, it shows the heavy disaster brought by opium input to Chinese society; shows China's determination to resist foreign aggression through the huge oil "Humen cigarette"; and reveals the corrupt and incompetent government of the Qing government by introducing the Opium War. .

The second part "the alliance under the city", mainly introduces the process of "Nanjing Treaty". In this part, through the exhibits: Jinghai Temple sand table, oil painting "signing scene", "kanghuali" model, woodcut text photos, memorials and pictures of the Treaty of Nanjing, the negotiation, signing time, place, process and specific content of the Treaty of Nanjing are introduced in detail.

The third part "humiliating the country", mainly introduces the far-reaching impact of "Nanjing Treaty" on Chinese society. The main exhibit of this part is a "treaty wall" composed of 1182 Chinese and foreign old treaties in the form of huge thread bound books. With the help of other pictures and materials, it vividly describes the great disaster that the Treaty of Nanjing brought to Chinese history.

The fourth part, "Hong Kong's return", mainly introduces the historical process of Hong Kong's return with pictures to show the unremitting efforts made by the Chinese people and the three generations of new China's leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin to recover Hong Kong. "Better tomorrow for Hong Kong" is a giant light box made with beautiful Victoria Harbour scenery, which expresses the best wishes of the people of the whole country.

Exhibition content

There are 128 pictures, 4 charts, 10 documents, 9 light boxes and 79 objects in the exhibition hall of Nanjing Treaty of Jinghai temple. There are many special ways of expression and production, such as the huge oil painting "Humen destructed opium", the prototype of the sand table, the original appearance of Jinghai, the treaty wall of the Sino foreign Old Testament collection, the warship model "Kanghua gorgeous", the giant light box "Hongkong's better tomorrow" and so on, all are some new main exhibits.

Exhibition activities

Historical Materials Exhibition

On August 29, 1997, the historical materials exhibition of the Treaty of Nanjing, jointly organized by the historical materials exhibition hall of the Treaty of Nanjing and the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League Central Committee, opened in Hong Kong. There are more than 80 pictures on display for a week. The exhibition group was headed by Zhou Fulong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, Li Hanqiao, director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Xiaguan District Committee, and Lu Congdong, director of the exhibition hall. On March 22, 1999, part of the historical materials exhibition of "Jinghai temple · Tianfei Palace" was held as a part of the activity of "Macao · Nanjing Culture Week" in Macao. There are 73 pictures and two objects on display: the extension of Tianfei palace and the return stone. The exhibition lasted five days. Wang Deming, director of the Bureau of culture, radio and television of Xiaguan District, and Tian Jian, director of the exhibition hall, are members of the "Nanjing Culture Week" delegation.

Casting a warning bell

In order to welcome the return of Hong Kong and wash away the national humiliation for a century, people from all walks of life decided to donate money to cast the alarm bell. People from all walks of life at all levels of the provincial and municipal governments paid close attention to this and offered suggestions and suggestions. The foundry and client of the bell carefully conceived and deliberated to make it a work of art integrating education and aesthetics, It integrates modern foundry technology with acoustics, aesthetics, history, Buddhism, sculpture and ancient bronze culture.

All the bells are made of bronze, weighing 3.5 tons and 1.842 meters high. There is a 7.1 cm high fireball on the top of the bell, implying that on July 1, the handover day of Hong Kong, 12 doves of peace were cast on the shoulder of the bell, which symbolizes that 1.2 billion Chinese people will always love peace, On the front of the bell, the three big characters "warning bell" stand out. The inscriptions on both sides record the vicissitudes of history from the signing of the "Nanjing Treaty" under duress to the return of Hong Kong to the motherland in 1997. It is an important embodiment of the historical connotation of the "warning bell" and makes it more cultural.

On the night of June 30, 1997, representatives from all walks of life gathered in front of the alarm bell. At zero, the bell rang, the crowd was boiling, and 155 bells rang, symbolizing that Hong Kong finally returned to its mother's arms after 155 years. Bearing in mind the national humiliation, the alarm bell rang forever!? on the night of June 30, 1997, the long silent Jinghai Temple finally completed the process of humiliation, Finally, he called out the voice that had been saving for a long time but shocked the hearts of 1.2 billion Chinese people - "Hong Kong is back!"

significance

The historical and cultural value of Jinghai Temple lies in that it is a historical witness to the unprecedented success of China's good neighborly and friendly policy overseas, and marks Zheng He's historic contribution to the implementation of "peaceful diplomacy" in his voyages to the West. On the other hand, Jinghai temple was the place where the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history, the Sino British Treaty of Nanjing, was negotiated. On the contrary, Jinghai temple was a symbol of China's prosperity and overseas uniform in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. Jinghai temple in the first Opium War was a historical witness of the Qing Dynasty's loss of power and humiliation and the imperialist powers' invasion of China from the sea. Jinghai temple can be a teaching material for people's patriotism education from both positive and negative aspects. After the war, Jinghai Temple no longer exists. After liberation, there are only a few side halls. In 1987, a building imitating Ming Dynasty was rebuilt on the site, which was called the site of gujinghai temple. In 1990, it was opened as the historical materials exhibition hall of Nanjing Treaty.

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