National Treasure —— The Classic Architecture of Dizang King Temple
The classic building of Dizang Temple is named after it was built in Dizang Temple. 1982 was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. In order to effectively protect this national treasure, Kunming Museum specially designed and built the exhibition hall of ancient buildings in the original site of Jinglou at the beginning of construction, which effectively protected the Jinglou of Dizang Temple. Dizang Temple, a classic building, was built in the year of Dali (Song Dynasty) (A.D. 1096- 1253) and was built by Yuan Douguang, secretary of Dali Parliament, in memory of Gao, the highest military and political chief in Kunming at that time. The building is carved from five sections of red sandstone and is 6.5 meters high. The building is pagoda-shaped, with seven floors and eight sides, and eaves between floors. The whole building is clearly carved with more than 300 Buddhist tantric buddhas, bodhisattvas, heavenly kings, lux, ghost slaves and other statues. The elephant is about 1 m high, and the elephant is less than 3 cm. Its vivid and beautiful shape, smooth lines and harmonious proportion. In addition, Chinese characters and Sanskrit are also engraved on the building, such as Building a Building, Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra, Worship the Big Sun, Four Wishes, and Maharaja Sutra. Among the national classic buildings, the statues and figures of the classic buildings of Dizang Temple are among the best, and their exquisite statues are second to none. Therefore, experts at home and abroad praised him for his "profound knife marks and exquisite preparation", "the best art in central Yunnan" and "China's unique masterpiece".
Bronze Culture Exhibition in Dianchi Lake Area
Yunnan bronze culture is a wonderful flower in the splendid bronze civilization of the Chinese nation, which is famous for its unique style. This culture began in the late Shang Dynasty (BC 1 2nd century) and ended in the late Western Han Dynasty (AD1century), reaching its peak in the Warring States Period. According to the characteristics of unearthed cultural relics, the academic circles divide Yunnan bronze culture into four types: Dianchi Lake, Erhai Lake, Northwest Yunnan and South Yunnan. The bronze culture in Dianchi Lake area is distributed in Dianchi Lake and its surrounding areas, represented by large cemeteries such as Shizhai Mountain in Jinning, Lijiashan in Jiangchuan, Tian Zi Temple in Chenggong and yangfu in Guandu. Typical objects are bronze drums, shells, umbrella stands, copper pillows, copper buckles, etc., which are beautifully shaped and lifelike, fully embodying the wisdom and superb smelting technology of ancient Kunming ancestors.
This exhibition mainly shows the bronze cultural relics unearthed from No.71Royal Tomb in Shizhaishan, Jinning, the tombs of Tian Zi Temple in Chenggong and Shibei Village in Chenggong.
Dinosaur fossil exhibition
Dinosaurs, as the representative of Mesozoic reptiles, lived between 255 million and 65 million years ago, and were well-deserved overlord of the earth in this period. Yunnan is the hometown of dragon phobia. 1938, paleontologists discovered a large early sauropod dinosaur in the early Jurassic strata in Lufeng, Yunnan Province, and they named it "Lufeng dinosaur" after the discovery. During the archaeological excavations in Sunset Township, Jinning County in 1987 and 1993, archaeologists discovered the fossil of "Chinese Double-crowned Dragon" and a large number of dinosaur bones and footprints. Among them, "China Liang Long" fossil was discovered for the first time in Eurasia, and Zheng Footprint and Yang Footprint also found more than 20 species of 14 genus, which is rare in the world. Sunset has become another "hometown of dinosaurs" in Yunnan with its rich burial.
This exhibition * * * shows three kinds of dinosaur fossils in China, namely, Diptera, Giant Yunnan Dragon and Lufeng Dragon, and two dinosaur models in Shi Gan, Sichuan Dragon and Tianfu Emei Dragon, as well as more than 60 dinosaur skeleton fossils and nearly 30 footprint fossils mainly from Sunset Township, Jinning.
Fan Rhyme and Fragrance —— Fan Exhibition of Yunnan Famous Artists in Qing Dynasty
Fan is one of the important forms of China traditional painting and calligraphy, and it is also a traditional art with a long history. Fan-shaped works not only directly reflect the aesthetic fashion, value orientation and style of the times in various historical periods; It is also a concentrated expression of scholar-officials' thoughts, art, character and self-cultivation. "Fan Rhyme with Fragrance —— Famous Fan Exhibition in Yunnan in Qing Dynasty" embodies the rich and diverse cultural characteristics gradually formed and constructed in Yunnan's long-term integration and docking with the Central Plains culture, and more intensively demonstrates the glory of ancient Yunnan painting and calligraphy art.
Lan Yun in the Clouds —— Collection of Blue and White Porcelain in Ming Dynasty Folk Kilns
The firing of blue and white porcelain originated in the Tang Dynasty, matured in the Yuan Dynasty and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Blue and white porcelain is a sketch, cobalt is a color, and the underglaze color is as clear and elegant as ink painting. Blue-and-white porcelain wares in Ming Dynasty were pure, natural, simple and profound. They are famous for their unpretentious shapes, fresh and natural lines and changeable ornamentation, and exude a strong local flavor.
The collection of blue-and-white porcelain of Ming Dynasty folk kilns includes the blue-and-white porcelain of Yunnan local folk kilns such as Jianshui Kiln and Yuxi Kiln, and the blue-and-white porcelain of Jingdezhen folk kilns brought in with the military and civilian villages, which shows the development, inheritance and integration process of blue-and-white porcelain of folk kilns in different regions.
Kunming Flying Tigers Museum
A kind word can help many people. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, China received great assistance from many countries and people on the world anti-fascist front.
1 941August1day, with the support of the U.S. government and the recruitment of the China government, the first brigade of the American Volunteers was established and put into the Sino-Indian-Burmese war zone to fight against Japan. A year later, the US Air Force Task Force and the 14 Air Force were stationed in China.
As these three air force units are all under the command of American claire lee chennault, they are called "Flying Tigers" because of their bravery, bravery and outstanding achievements in the sky, and the "Flying Tigers" pattern is used as the team emblem.
The four-year history of the Flying Tigers is an important part of the history of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in China and the history of the world anti-fascist war. They fought bravely with the China-India Wing of the American Air Transport Corps, which was responsible for hump air transport, and the 58th American Heavy Bomber Wing and Doolittle Bomber Brigade, which were responsible for long-range bombing of Japan, and gave their lives. They made an indelible contribution to the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and will be remembered and commemorated by the people of China forever.