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Yunjin (Chinese: 雲錦), Nanjing brocade or cloud brocade, [1] is a traditional Chinese luxury silk brocade made in Nanjing since the end of the Song dynasty, [2] and based on weft-weaving techniques from both the Song and Tang dynasties. [1] It is shuttle-woven, and often incorporates gold and silver threads with the coloured silks. [3]
The Nanjing Museum was one of the first museums established in China. The predecessor of the Nanjing Museum was the preparatory department of the National Central Museum, [4] which was established in 1933. [citation needed] The museum took over 12.9 hectares (32 acres) in the Half Hill Garden of Zhongshan Gate.
Nanjing is a political and cultural city with more than 2,500 years of history as a city and nearly 500 years of history as a capital. Many dynasties or regimes in history have been established here, so it is called the "Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties". Because of its historical origins, Nanjing has many cultural heritages.
Known as Chating station (茶亭站; Chátíng Zhàn) during planning stages, it was renamed Yunjinlu station in 2007 to promote the accession of yunjin (brocade), a product characteristic of Nanjing, to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. [3] The station is decorated with a Qingming theme. [4]
China 1st-Grade National Museums. As of 2020, there are 5,788 museums in China, [1] including 3,054 state-owned museums (museums run by national and local government or universities) and 535 private museums.
Nanjing Municipal Museum (simplified Chinese: 南京市博物馆; traditional Chinese: 南京市博物館; pinyin: Nánjīng shì Bówùguǎn), the city museum of Nanjing, is a comprehensive museum of history and art, located inside Chaotian Palace. The museum was formally established in 1978 and is a key historical and cultural site.
It was founded in 1936, during the Nanjing decade, as China's first state level museum. In 1960, it was formally renamed as the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum. In 2010 it re-opened in a new 27,449 square metres (295,460 sq ft) building designed by the German architect studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten. [1] The museum hosts the Nanjing biennale.
In 1995, it was enlarged and renovated. The memorial exhibits historical records and objects, and uses architecture, sculptures, and videos to illustrate what happened during the Nanjing Massacre. Many historical items were donated by Japanese members of a Japanese–Chinese friendship group, which also donated a garden located on the museum ...