What are the cultural connotations of ancient Chinese bronze civilization? What is the impact on modern life?
Although the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties had already ended over 2000 years ago, the "ritual system" behind bronze ware had a huge impact on China, and can even be said to have had an impact on modern times.
After the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, there were imitation bronze vessels throughout history, which were not simple replicas. For example, Emperor Huizong of Song ordered people to cast many antique bronzes, trying to integrate many ideas of bronzes of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties; After the Song Dynasty, many Confucian temples used bronze vessels for worship, which can also be said to be antique bronze vessels, and their functions were the same as in ancient times.
There is also a sacrificial culture related to bronze ware. Some families still have the tradition of placing fish and meat in bowls during ancestor worship, just like using bronze vessels to hold fish and meat more than 2000 years ago. This can also be said to be a inheritance of ancient culture.
The commonly seen items such as "incense burners" today are actually ancient Chinese bronze artifacts that have been passed down to this day and have had an impact on modern life.
What is the position and significance of bronze ware in the cultural exchange between East and West in today's world?
Overseas audiences are still very interested in Chinese bronze ware itself, although their understanding is not very comprehensive, they also know that Chinese bronze ware is a symbol of ancient Chinese civilization.
When the Shanghai Museum holds cultural relics exhibitions overseas, there are often bronzes, or even separate exhibitions of bronzes. For example, under the epidemic situation this year, the Shanghai Museum went to the National Museum of Korea of South Korea to hold a special exhibition of Chinese ancient bronzes, and more than 60 pieces of fine bronzes and cultural relics were unveiled in Seoul, with great repercussions; Prior to this, we had also held bronze exhibitions in Europe, America, and Japan, and the local audience was very enthusiastic.
In the perception of foreign audiences, Chinese bronze ware is mysterious and spectacular, unlike the familiar Western bronze statues, so they have a strong interest.
Such cultural exchange is of great significance in promoting foreign audiences' understanding of China from ancient to contemporary times and China itself.
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