Xuzhou Trip - Xuzhou Museum

Xuzhou Museum. It takes a ten-minute walk from Yundongjing to Xuzhou Museum. On the way, I saw an ancient-style building. The entrance was filled with parked cars. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it was a Taoist temple - Xuzhou's Sanqing Temple. A center for Taoist cultural activities. It enshrines various Taoist deities such as the Three Pure Ones and the Four Sovereigns, with a rich incense tradition of the Celestial Master Dao, belonging to the Orthodox Unity sect of Taoism. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Lantern Festival. The Heavenly Official bestows blessings. Blessed people are not busy. Every encounter is not in vain. I am at peace, my heart is at peace, blessings come naturally, and my heart rejoices. Xuzhou Museum is not very large. A three-story building, very well-designed. There were still many people. So many that it was impossible to book a guide. Following the museum's guide, we started from the third floor and worked our way down. To understand a city, start with its museum. Third floor - Golden Armor and Terracotta Warriors. Mainly various weapons, pottery, and terracotta figures unearthed in Xuzhou. Unlike the displays in the National Museum and Henan Museum, I saw terracotta figures with Han Dynasty cultural characteristics, especially the long-sleeved dancing figures, graceful and vivid. The expressions and images of other terracotta figures were also different from those seen in the National Museum and Henan Museum, more akin to the delicate eyebrows and round faces of Korean or Japanese figures, with slender waists. Indeed, historical evolution, dynastic changes, and cultural differences are immediately apparent. Second floor - Han Jade. The highlight of Xuzhou Museum. The gold-threaded jade suit, the museum's treasure, is displayed among the Han Dynasty jade masterpieces. The jade suit consists of 4,248 jade pieces, with 1,576 grams of gold thread used to string them together. It is the earliest, most numerous, best-quality, and most exquisitely crafted jade suit unearthed in China to date. Han Dynasty jade. True uncut jade. Though unrefined, it exudes a natural and exquisite charm. Han Dynasty jade, though not as transparent and lustrous as modern jade, still shows its natural textures and colors, bearing the marks of history and shining with a refined glow. First floor - Cultural and Creative Park. Today's cultural and creative products are gradually developing their own styles. However, most do not leave a lasting impression. They have commemorative value but lack novelty and uniqueness. After browsing, I finally chose two sets of postcards and two Xuzhou travel stamp books. Enthusiastically stamping and signing, I felt a strong sense of ceremony. In one hour, I understood a city. Han culture, compared to Song, Tang, and Ming-Qing cultures, is fundamentally different. After seeing so much of Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing interpretations, Han culture feels like a breath of fresh air, filling the emptiness in our hearts and enriching our journey. Culture is like threads that string together all the dynasties, allowing you to deeply feel the continuous flow of five thousand years of culture and the weight and patterns of historical evolution. Understand the past, live well in the present, and fearlessly face the future.