使它更容易 - Do as in Сhina
A new section of our museum, which will tell about our vision and perception of China. A mini-study of entrenched stereotypes and a new reading of the country from antiquity to the modern Celestial Empire, which never ceases to amaze us every day!
P.S. We also do not cease to be surprised at ourselves... They took a swing at such a topic. Inspiration overtakes suddenly and it is not in our rules to retreat. China in the "New World" format
P.S. We also do not cease to be surprised at ourselves... They took a swing at such a topic. Inspiration overtakes suddenly and it is not in our rules to retreat. China in the "New World" format
About this page
I decided to create this page after a marathon of Chinese cartoons on the Disney channel. I was very inspired by the film Mulan, which tells the story of a girl who, without sparing herself, joined the Chinese army instead of her sick father, who was called to war. The film itself absorbed many aspects of Chinese culture and it was this moment that I liked the most!
And there was also a trip to the Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts, which also allowed us to immerse ourselves in this topic.
The history of China, recorded in written sources, dates back about 3,600 years and dates back to the Shang Dynasty, which was founded in the 16th century BC. Information about the Shang dynasty is preserved in inscriptions on shields made of turtle shells and animal bones intended for predictions. Thousands of such relics have been found in the ground since 1899. Several bronze vessels with inscriptions made during the Shang Dynasty have also been found...
Perhaps it's time to get out of this role of a historian. Let's not get hung up on such serious topics and move on to the art and traditions of the People's Republic of China.
Let's start with associations. We say China and recall what has been preserved from the lessons of history and cultural baggage
The oldest exhibits of the museum's collection are He-He's twin sculptures, the works of the "business card" of itai – porcelain attract attention, the netsuke of the XIX Century always arouse special interest. and a samurai sword "tanto" in an ivory sheath.
It turned out to be not so easy to try on the role of a guide to the exposition with a Chinese theme. It is not interesting to retell the information, our space was created to preserve the feelings of growing up and the question arises: is it possible to grow up from visiting the exhibition?
According to my feelings and experience, it is possible. All this happens in stages: you came to the exhibition with the class, they are trying to organize you, distract you from smartphones and make you listen to the guide's story. Then, everyone starts taking pictures and taking selfies. And then, there comes an elusive moment when you catch yourself thinking that it has somehow become quite quiet and stop noticing all the fuss and classmates. Exhibits start communicating with you and you hang out. Perhaps this is the effect of art on the minds of visitors. All these vases, dishes, swords, silk screen printing, netsuke enter into a leisurely conversation with you and you hear their story.
Or you invent it yourself))
It is important to catch a wave and surf through this space, in which objects that have lived for whole epochs are collected.
According to my feelings and experience, it is possible. All this happens in stages: you came to the exhibition with the class, they are trying to organize you, distract you from smartphones and make you listen to the guide's story. Then, everyone starts taking pictures and taking selfies. And then, there comes an elusive moment when you catch yourself thinking that it has somehow become quite quiet and stop noticing all the fuss and classmates. Exhibits start communicating with you and you hang out. Perhaps this is the effect of art on the minds of visitors. All these vases, dishes, swords, silk screen printing, netsuke enter into a leisurely conversation with you and you hear their story.
Or you invent it yourself))
It is important to catch a wave and surf through this space, in which objects that have lived for whole epochs are collected.
Time of conclusions.
Make your own conclusions. We are all different, and what we have seen evokes our own associations and a desire to continue immersion in the topic or vice versa - to leave it.
We can give advice: avoid monosyllabic phrases, such as beautiful or ugly. It doesn't work.
Our main conclusion is that any cultural heritage must be felt. We need knowledge of the historical and cultural code of the country, an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships why they have it this way and we have it differently. It is necessary to pay attention to the unifying factors: culture and art are an excellent platform for understanding other peoples and the peculiarities of national mentalities.
Make your own conclusions. We are all different, and what we have seen evokes our own associations and a desire to continue immersion in the topic or vice versa - to leave it.
We can give advice: avoid monosyllabic phrases, such as beautiful or ugly. It doesn't work.
Our main conclusion is that any cultural heritage must be felt. We need knowledge of the historical and cultural code of the country, an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships why they have it this way and we have it differently. It is necessary to pay attention to the unifying factors: culture and art are an excellent platform for understanding other peoples and the peculiarities of national mentalities.
P.S. Who did not understand the words of netsuke, look at Wikipedia. There are many discoveries about the culture of the Chinese people and the understanding of their economic miracle.
