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Situated on the top of
the Pipashan Mountain,
Chongqing Museum was
founded in 1951 as
Southwest Museum and was
renamed as Chongqing
Museum in 1955. Covering
a construction area of
5500 sqm, the museum has
over 40 exhibiting halls
with about 100,000
pieces of relics, which
spans over 3000 years
history from the ancient
Kingdom of Ba and the
near-mythical Three
Kingdoms Period to World
War Two and the Chinese
Revolution.
These antiquities mainly
include bronze wares,
potteries, paintings,
porcelains, sculptures,
etc, in which relics of
Ba-Shu culture, painting
of various dynasties,
terra-cotta and
sculpture of the Han
dynasty and pottery and
porcelain are most
famous.
Relics of Ba-Shu
culture: In this
section, Ba-Shu bronze
weapons are most
noticeable. Exquisitely
made and elaborately
engraved, these weapons,
especially "Round top
axe" and "Spear with two
rings", all express
distinctive local
feature of the Ba
culture.
Terra cottas and
sculptures of the Han
dynasty: These exhibits
reflect the social life
of Han dynasty with
their vivid appearances
and designs. Various
pottery figures,
including storytellers,
singers and dancers,
musicians, cooks, etc,
are meticulously carved
with lifelike
expressions and the
surface carving of
picture bricks and
stones describe
incisively people’s
yearning for happy life.
Pottery and porcelain:
Sichuan kilns have
special local
characteristics. In this
section, Tang Tri-color
Pottery products of
Qiong kiln are most
famous. Besides, purple
clay ware (Zisha) of the
Ming and Qing dynasties
also exhibited in this
section.
The museum also has
systematic collections
of traditional cultural
relics including:
pictures and
calligraphies of masters
since the Song dynasty. |
