In a glance across time, we see a thousand years, unveiling the ancient roots of China
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ancestral Celestial Master 'Zhang Daoling' brought his disciples to Yunjin Mountain, where they built huts and practiced alchemy. 'When the elixir was complete, dragons and tigers appeared, and the mountain was thus named.' In the Three Kingdoms period, the fourth-generation descendant traveled from the Shu region to the ancestral altar on Longhu Mountain to 'open the altar and impart the teachings,' a tradition that has continued for nearly 2000 years, preserving Chinese Taoist culture and embodying the essence and values of traditional Chinese culture.
Taoism is the foundation of Chinese culture and the source of wisdom in Eastern science; it is deeply rooted in the fertile soil of China, silently providing strong support for the development of today's society, reflecting national and cultural confidence.
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1⃣️ Famille-rose deer head vase 2⃣️ Blue and white landscape and figures pattern square hammer bottle
3⃣️ Listening earthen figurine 4⃣️ Famille-rose Zhong Kui marrying off his sister story pattern vase
5⃣️ Immortal, turtle, and crane pattern bronze mirror 6⃣️ Famille-rose landscape and figures ruyi-eared pipa vase
7⃣️ Blue and white with multicolor 'Eight Barbarians Bringing Treasures' plate 8⃣️ Embroidered Eight Immortals silk couplet
9⃣️ Blue-glazed Lü Dongbin figure porcelain statue 1⃣️0⃣️ Shen Xin Hai's 'Immortal of the South Pole'
1⃣️1⃣️ Wang Dafan's 'Dream of the Red Chamber Character Scroll'
1⃣️2⃣️ Lion knob elephant head three-legged bronze censer
1⃣️3⃣️ Celadon white-glazed crane sculpture
1⃣️4⃣️ Celadon white-glazed carved lotus petal pattern flared mouth bowl
'Taoist Culture Mini-Classroom'
☯️ 'Taiji'
Refers to the initial state of the universe, where heaven and earth are not yet formed, chaos undivided, from Wuji to Taiji☯, is the process from the universe's beginning to the birth of all things
'Two Instruments' ☯
Refers to heaven and earth or yin and yang, also spring and autumn, hard and soft, expressing that all things have an opposing side, generating and overcoming each other
☯️ 'Four Symbols'
There are many interpretations, 'Lesser Yin, Greater Yang, Lesser Yang, Greater Yin,' represented by the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger; also divided by names as 'Meng Zhang Divine Lord in the east, Ling Guang Divine Lord in the south, Zhi Ming Divine Lord in the north, Jian Bing Divine Lord in the west'; and more broadly, the Four Symbols refer to the four manifestations of things, such as the four seasons 'spring, summer, autumn, winter,' directions 'east, south, west, north'
'Eight Trigrams' ☯
Derived from the Four Symbols, representing eight natural phenomena, and the ancients believed that everything in the world could be deduced from the Eight Trigrams
Taiji, Two Instruments, Four Symbols, Eight Trigrams, the ancients had a complete theory to explain natural and social phenomena, reflecting the profoundness of ancient Chinese culture
'Observing the astronomy to discern the changes of time; observing the humanities to transform the world,' the power of culture has always permeated and radiated through the evolution of human society and civilization, being the soul of national progress and even the state.
Address: Third floor of Yingtian Museum (Jiangxi Taoist Culture Museum)
🚌 Travel Tips: It is recommended to take a taxi or rent an electric bike, as buses are not very convenient. Alternatively, walk near the old dock, cross the Xinjiang Floating Bridge, and you can directly reach the destination
'Visit Reminder'
Currently, the main entrance of the museum is under repair, you can choose to enter through the east side door
The museum has a low visitor flow, and it is possible to make a reservation on the spot
Jiangxi Taoist Culture Museum is located inside Yingtian Museum, and both can be visited together