In the third part, “The Empire Is Divided Into Three,” various military weapons are on display. Painted sculptures of military generals Zhang Fei (L) and Guan Yu, made in the Qing Dynasty. Other funeral objects also show the dynasty’s prosperous economy and advanced culture.Ī bronze statue of a sitting Guan Yu made in the Ming Dynasty. Highlights of this chapter are several recently excavated small multi-level painted pottery warehouses from Jiaozuo, Henan Province, and the “Bronze Chariot and Horse Guards of Honor” excavated from the Leitai Tomb in Gansu Province in 1969.
The second part, “The Collapse of the Han Dynasty,” features cultural objects from the Han Dynasty, a time of glory in its beginning and of turbulence in its later years. Calm and benign, he stood with an air of noble dignity and gained many admirers.Ĭolorful murals made in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) from the Guandi Temple in Inner Mongolia displayed in this section visualize some famous historical events and legends of the Three Kingdom history.
Guan was a loyal general who firmly believed in justice and virtue. The star of this part is a 1.72-meter-tall bronze statue of a sitting Guan Yu made in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Henan Province. “Telling the Story of the Three Kingdoms” is a prologue showing the popularity of the Three Kingdoms stories in later dynasties. The exhibition is divided into four parts. Visitors are attracted by the “Bronze Chariot and Horse Guards of Honor” from the Han Dynasty at Nanhan Museum. The exhibition specially selected the latest archaeological findings from excavations of the famous Cao Cao Mausoleum in Anyang City and the Xizhu Village Tomb in Luoyang City in Henan Province. This period is an inseparable part when talking about the Three Kingdoms history.Īccording to the exhibition profile, experts spent three years visiting museums in China to select the relics. Although the period of the Three Kingdoms academically refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the conquest of the state of Wu by the Jin Dynasty (266-420) in 280, the most famous battles, historical events and stories of iconic figures occurred between 184 and 220, a chaotic warlord-infighting period in the later years of the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). The Three Kingdoms was the tripartite division of China among the states of Wei, Shu and Wu. With more than 170 pieces of precious cultural relics provided by 36 museums around China, the exhibition presents a picture of the politics, economy, military, culture and life of 1,800 years ago.
Now a Three Kingdoms-themed exhibition, which was held at the Tokyo National Museum in Japan last year, has arrived at the Nanshan Museum in Shenzhen. Important events, legends and an ensemble of brave, loyal and wise heroes of this era have long been an inspiration for various literary and art forms, triggering endless imagination. The Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history, the short and bloody era of warfare and political tactics has been intriguing history enthusiasts for centuries.