Global EditionASIA 中文雙語(yǔ)Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Cultural Exchange

Civilizations of the mind

By Zhao Xu | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-05-23 06:54
Share
Share - WeChat

A sculpture of the Pharaoh Akhenaten at the Shanghai Museum's groundbreaking exhibition On Top of the Pyramid. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY

China and Egypt share common features in their ancient roots, Zhao Xu reports.

Can you guess which exhibition has drawn the most visitors in the world? On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, currently on view at the Shanghai Museum, has welcomed over 2 million visitors since opening in last July, setting a global record for attendance at a single ticketed antiquities show. Of these, nearly 70 percent came from outside Shanghai, with most traveling specifically to see the exhibition.

"It's more than curiosity; it's a longing to understand a civilization as ancient and magnificent as our own," says Xue Jiang, one of the curators. "As two of the world's oldest civilizations, Egypt and China invite comparison, through the sophistication of their art and the shared values they reflect."

That sophistication resonates with Chinese audiences. Just as Egyptian art brims with symbolism, so too does ancient Chinese art — exemplified by the intricately cast bronze vessels of the Shang and Zhou dynasties between the 16th century and 3rd century BC — steeped in ritual and meaning.

"Both civilizations rose along rivers — the Nile, and the Yellow and Yangtze — which shaped their cultures, fostered agriculture, and inspired profound connections to nature," says Xue. "Despite no contact in antiquity, their spiritual and artistic affinities are striking."

The Nile, with its steady, life-giving floods, contrasts with the volatile Yellow River, the harnessing of which demanded resilience and ingenuity. Yet both rivers nurtured worldviews in which nature was not merely endured but revered — shaping ideas and beliefs that echoed the rhythm, cycles, and duality of the natural world.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产一区二区三区亚洲欧美| 在线观看污污视频| 亚洲午夜无码久久久久小说| 精品毛片免费看| 国产成社区在线视频观看| av一本久道久久波多野结衣| 日本三级网站在线观看| 亚洲国产成人无码av在线播放| 知乎的小说哪里可以免费| 国产做无码视频在线观看浪潮| 182tv午夜精品视频在线播放| 好吊色欧美一区二区三区视频| 久久婷五月综合| 欧美最猛性xxxx| 免费网站看v片在线香蕉| 青青青青久在线观看视频| 国产精品第1页在线播放| а√在线地址最新版| 日本一道综合久久aⅴ免费| 亚洲六月丁香婷婷综合| 男女肉粗暴进来动态图| 国产三级在线观看免费| 欧美疯狂ⅹbbbb另类| 国内a级毛片免费···| 一级做a爰片性色毛片16美国| 日本免费一区尤物| 亚洲aⅴ在线无码播放毛片一线天| 污网站视频在线观看| 免费视频淫片aa毛片| 色噜噜狠狠色综合中国| 国产欧美日韩综合| 88av在线播放| 天天影视综合色| 三级中文字幕永久在线视频| 日本无吗免费一二区| 亚洲AV日韩精品久久久久久| 水蜜桃免费视频| 免费a在线观看播放| 精品国产自在现线久久| 国产三级精品在线观看| 黄色激情视频在线观看|