Now there are thirteen major exhibitions:
One is the Chu Culture Exhibition. The exhibition was completed in June 5438+February, 2005 as an open Chu Culture Center, serving as the wing of Hubei Provincial Museum. Chu is a national name as well as a national name. In 223 BC, the State of Chu was destroyed by the State of Qin, and it was founded about 800 years ago. Since the 1960s, more than 5,000 Chu tombs have been excavated in Hubei, and a large number of unearthed cultural relics show all aspects of Chu's social life. As a regional culture in the pre-Qin period, Chu culture is unique, self-contained and profound, and it is an important part of Chinese civilization in the pre-Qin period. The exhibition is divided into eight parts, focusing on the essence of Chu cultural relics unearthed in Hubei, and striving to fully display the glory of Chu culture. The exhibits include Gou Jian's sword, the spear of Fu Cha, the King of Yue, and some recovered chariots and horses in the chariot pit of Chu State unearthed in Jiuliandun, Zaoyang, Hubei Province in 2002.
The second one is from Yunxian County. Yunxian people are early Paleolithic hominids found in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, belonging to Homo erectus. 1989 and 1990, two human skull fossils were found in Liangzi, Hekou School, Quyuan Town, Yunxian County. The age of the site is about 6.5438+0 million years ago. "Cloud" shows the discovery of "Cloud" and also shows the discovery of Paleolithic relics in Hubei.
The third is Qujialing. Qujialing culture is a Neolithic culture in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It was first discovered in Qujialing, Jingshan, Hubei Province, about 1954 and 5 100 ~ 4500 years ago. During this period, social stratification and religious activities intensified, and a large number of settlement groups and ancient cities appeared, and a series of civilized factors appeared. Qujialing shows the life and spiritual world of prehistoric clan society in Jianghan area. The fourth is "Panlongcheng". Panlongcheng site discovered by 1954 is a site in the early Shang Dynasty. The ruins of this city were built in the 5th century BC/KLOC-and declined in the late Shang Dynasty. The architectural techniques, bronze crafts, burial customs, jade styles and pottery features of Panlongcheng are consistent with the upper culture of Erligang in Shang Dynasty (about 1500 BC). "Panlongcheng" shows the archaeological discovery of the site of Panlongcheng in the Shang Dynasty.
The fifth is the tomb of Zeng Houyi. 1978 The tomb of Zeng Houyi excavated in Leigudun, a suburb of Suixian County (now Suizhou City), Hubei Province, was the tomb of a vassal king 2,400 years ago, and the owner of the tomb was Zeng Guojun Yi in the early Warring States period. More than 10,000 pieces of various cultural relics were unearthed in this tomb, which caused a sensation at home and abroad because of its large number, variety, high value and good preservation. The exhibition of the tomb of Zeng Houyi shows the most representative cultural relics unearthed from the tomb, showing people's spiritual world and material life 2400 years ago. The exhibition is divided into eight parts: sacrificial halls, bronzes, weapons, chariots and horses, bamboo slips, lacquer wood, jade and musical instruments, and 360 most representative cultural relics are exhibited. Among them, the bronze staghorn crane with wonderful shape, exquisite craftsmanship and gorgeous ornamentation, a big pot to lead, dish and decorate; Still sharp Dogo halberd, triangular sword dagger; It contains a lot of written materials and is the earliest bamboo slips in China. The extra-large gold cup weighs 2156g; The production method and style are different from the lacquered wood and bamboo wares of Chu and Qin, and they are rare treasures in archaeology. In particular, a set of bronze chimes in the musical instrument exhibits is of great value. With a wide range and beautiful timbre, it can play all kinds of Chinese and foreign music and is regarded as a great miracle in the history of world music. The sixth is the Chronicle of Jiuliandun. Jiuliandun Tomb Group is located in Wudian Town, Zaoyang City, Hubei Province. 1 From September 2002 to June 2003, in order to cooperate with the construction of Xiaogan-Xiangfan Expressway in Hubei Province, cultural relics and archaeologists made scientific excavations on the tombs of Jiuliandun12 and the buried chariots and horses pits. The Chronicle of Jiuliandun shows the process of tomb excavation and the tomb culture of the tombs of senior nobles in Chu State.
The seventh is "writing history". Since the early 1970s, some bamboo slips of the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties have been unearthed all over the country, and Hubei is one of the regions with the largest number of bamboo slips of the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. "Writing History" exhibited bamboo slips and writing tools unearthed in Hubei Province during the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, aiming to let the audience intuitively feel the "books" of ancient ancestors.
Eight is "lacquer art in Qin and Han Dynasties". Lacquerware is one of the greatest inventions in ancient China. Lacquerware reached its peak in Qin and Han Dynasties. Since the 1950' s, a large number of lacquered wood wares have been unearthed in archaeological excavations all over the country. Qin and Han lacquerware unearthed in Hubei is the most representative. "Qin and Han lacquerware art" shows the most distinctive Qin and Han lacquerware in the collection.
Nine is the tomb of King Liangzhuang. The tomb of King Liangzhuang in Ming Dynasty is the joint tomb of Zhu Zhanyang, the ninth son of Zhu Gaochi in Ming Renzong, and Wei Fei. In 200 1 year, cultural relics workers conducted a rescue excavation and unearthed 5,300 precious cultural relics such as gold, jade and porcelain. Among the cultural relics unearthed from the tomb of King Liangzhuang on display, a gold ingot that "sailed to the West" is an important witness of Zheng He's voyage to the West.
The tenth is the "Special Exhibition of Ancient Porcelain". The exhibition is divided into two themes. The first topic focuses on unearthed porcelain and introduces the development of monochrome glazed porcelain in Hubei before Yuan Dynasty. The second topic focuses on the collection of porcelain handed down from ancient times, showing the development of porcelain after the Yuan Dynasty. Most of these cultural relics are systematically displayed to the public for the first time.
Eleven is "Jingchu Hundred Years of Heroes". In modern times, there have been many heroes in Jingshan and Chushui. Among them, there are heads of state who guide the country, revolutionary martyrs who save the country and the people, military celebrities who lead troops to kill the enemy, and outstanding scientific and technological elites, academic masters and art masters ... The Hundred Years of Heroes of Jingchu shows more than 65,438,000 representatives such as Dong and others. With more than 200 typical cultural relics, historical materials and pictures, through the aspect of Hubei, the hinterland of the motherland, it shows the hard struggle of many people with lofty ideals in China from the Opium War to the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC).
The treasures of the museum's four major towns are: the skull fossil of Yunxian, the chime of Zeng Houyi, the plum vase of four lovers, Gou and Yuan Qinghua.