Introduction

Our Asia:Ancient Asian Civilizations Exhibition

The exhibition is held by the Hunan Museum with the support of the China Cultral relics Exhcange Center and aims to give visitors a glimpse of the diverse cultural charms of Asian countries and to witness the long-lasting legacy of the spirit of exchange and communication along the ancient Silk Road. The exhibition is on display from now until October 8, 2021 in the No.2 Special Exhibition Hall on the first floor of the Hunan Museum.

The exhibition takes historical time as its context, and through more than 220 pieces or sets of exhibits , the history of Asia for more than 10,000 years, is divided into two major historical phases, pre-Hellenistic Asia and post-Hellenistic Asia, with Alexander the Great's Eastern Expedition and Hellenization as the dividing line. The exhibits are grouped together by region and content, allowing visitors to understand the origins and development of Asian civilizations, and to experience the exchange, collision and fusion of thousands of years of East and West civilizations across Asia.

The exhibition reflects the unparalleled vitality and creativity of ancient and diverse Asian civilizations through active and continuous exchange through three sections: 'The Emergence of Diversified Civilizations', 'The Meeting of East and West and the Development of Civilizations', and 'The Light of Wisdom and Ideas'.