Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles

Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles ——Essence of Tang Dynasty Relics from Shaanxi Jiaxing Museum is hosting the exhibition 'Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles——Essence of Tang Dynasty Relics from Shaanxi'. Since you're here, take a look From pottery to tri-colored ceramics, from Hejia Village silverware to Zhaoling painted pottery, it is indeed a collection of fine pieces. Many items are old friends; one glance and you know which museum's collection they belong to. There are also some exquisite pieces from county museums that I am seeing for the first time. Five exhibits from Hejia Village are on display; three of them I have seen many times at the Shaanxi History Museum's Hejia Village Treasures Exhibition, but there are two small items I haven't seen before. One is a 'Gilded Lotus-shaped Silverware' (Picture 3), and the other is a 'Gilded Rhombus-patterned Silver Lock'. Tri-colored ceramics remain the essence of the Tang Dynasty. The wildly splashed colorful patterns strongly convey the creator's unrestrained, free, and uninhibited spirit. Such casual and free creation only appears in a stable life with spiritual freedom. From objects, one can observe people; from people, one can observe life; from life, one can observe society. How deeply and broadly one can observe objects depends on one's skill. When one can integrate knowledge from various fields, observing objects can lead to observing the world. Through the exquisite Tang Dynasty relics, I enjoy looking at the prosperous world behind them. Freedom, abundance, inclusiveness, grandeur, elegance, sophistication, romance, poetry, and cuteness are all words I read from the relics. I can also see from the eunuch's furrowed brows, prominent cheekbones, sunken cheeks, hair at the temples, and serious expression that this eunuch holds a high position but walks on thin ice. I am moved by the gaze of a camel. This is the power of art, piercing through millennia to touch the heart.