Grassland Culture Tour (Hohhot)

Inner Mongolia is not only famous for its grasslands but also has a long history similar to the Central Plains region. It was once home to a series of ethnic minorities such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Khitan, Jurchen, and Manchu. The history of grassland culture is also a history of struggle and integration between the Han nationality and various ethnic groups in the grassland area, a history of ethnic fusion where you are in me and I am in you. The museum is quite large, with exhibition halls spread across the second to fourth floors. It is recommended to start from the fourth floor and work your way down. The three halls on the fourth floor introduce the history of this land from the Paleolithic Age to the Liao and Song periods in chronological order. Several treasures of the museum are also concentrated on this floor. Unfortunately, I was unable to see the 'Charm of Integration' exhibition hall on the third floor; at 4:40 p.m., I found the door tightly closed, not sure why. After reading the introduction of this museum, it seems that the focus is not on introducing the Mongol and Yuan periods. As the largest museum in the autonomous region, the absence of an exhibition hall dedicated to the Mongol and Yuan periods is somewhat puzzling. But after some thought, it becomes clear. If they were to bring all the artifacts from the Mongol and Yuan periods here, what would the city museum do? The feelings of brotherly units must be considered. The above is purely personal speculation Among the museum's collections, the more famous ones include, in picture 2, the Xiongnu crown, which I have seen replicas of at the Ordos Bronze Ware Museum, and it has quite a reputation; in picture 3, the Liao dynasty painted wooden coffin, which was used as a prototype for the coffin in the 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' movie, is very exquisitely designed and decorated. Although the identity of the tomb owner is not clear, they were definitely either rich or noble; in picture 4, the gold mask comes from the famous tomb of Princess Chen's son-in-law, and Princess Chen was the granddaughter of the war goddess Xiao Yanyan. I will visit again if I have the chance, after all, I didn't get to see the Yuan dynasty 'Jun kiln 'Xiao Song self-made' incense burner' or the gemstone-studded gold crown decoration this time