The Glory of Ancient Persia | Essence of Iranian Cultural Relics Exhibition

| Essence of Iranian Cultural Relics Exhibition.🌟Highlights: "The Glory of Ancient Persia - Essence of Iranian Cultural Relics Exhibition" is officially on display at the Shanghai Museum People's Square venue. 👍Most recommended: Since 3000 BC, people living on the Iranian plateau have started the process of civilization. They built magnificent buildings, created exquisite gold and silver wares, glazed pottery, and glassware, constructing a rich and colorful material world. Today, the brilliance of ancient Persian civilization shines in Shanghai. ❤Recommended reason: The exhibition gathers 285 exquisite cultural relics from the National Museum of Iran, Gorgan Archaeological Museum, Rasht Museum, Persepolis Museum, Shanghai Museum, and museums from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, interpreting the ancient history and splendid civilization of Iran through three sections: 'Dawn on the Plateau,' 'Golden Age,' and 'Art of Faith.' ✅Must experience: Dawn on the Plateau: This section focuses on the Elamite Kingdom that emerged around 2800 BC in the southwestern part of the Iranian plateau. The Elamites used cuneiform script, worshipped various deities, and built large temple-palace complexes. "The temple-palace is a construction of a world of thought. When Iranians began to build their own theocratic system, it laid the foundation for ancient Iran to gradually become one of the main creators of the material and spiritual world in Western Asia." ❤Recommended reason: The Golden Age: This section comprehensively presents the colorful cultural face of Iran during this period. For example, the winged lion gold rhyton from Hamadan Province combines the winged lion's body with an almost conical vertical cup body, decorated with a ring of lotus patterns at the upper end, and parallel grooves below. The lion's mouth is open with its tongue sticking out, and its head, neck, and chest are covered with mane, with its front paws naturally touching the ground. The ends of the wings are decorated with three rows of feather patterns, bending forward at the ends. 🌟Highlights: Art of Faith: The section exhibits several cultural relics, which are also evidence of the close exchanges between China and Iran at that time. "Located in the northwest of Iran, the city of Ardabil was an important central city during the Ilkhanate period. There is a very magnificent mosque in the city, which houses a porcelain room specifically for placing a large number of porcelain wares purchased from the East. The porcelain bears the 'Hui' character, proving that in the 14th century, Iran and China maintained frequent material exchanges." 📍Detailed address: 201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District, Shanghai 🚉Transportation strategy: Subway line 2 People's Square Station 🕙Exhibition time: From June 13, 2014, to October 7, 2014 📝Ticket strategy: Free admission, advance reservation required