Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum
The Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum is the only comprehensive museum in the world that collects, protects, displays and studies Tibetan culture. It is divided into two museums, the south museum is themed on Tibetan culture, and the north museum is themed on Tibetan medicine.
The second floor of the South Museum has Tibetan costume hall, Tibetan card cushion hall, Tibetan architectural art hall and Tibetan calligraphy art hall, the third floor is the Silk Road and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau civilization hall, the fourth floor has a painted grand view hall. The painted grand view hall displays the longest Thangka in the world that has won the "Guinness World Record" - the grand view of Chinese Tibetan cultural art painting, which is 618 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. This Thangka was meticulously painted by more than 400 top craftsmen in Tibet over a period of 4 years, using pure natural minerals such as gold, silver, coral, pearl, gemstones and plant pigments such as saffron, madder, rhubarb, etc. The colors of the painting are bright and never fade. This scroll takes the history of the Tibetan people and the origins of the various sects of Tibetan Buddhism as its main line, showing Tibetan Buddhism's understanding of the formation of the universe and the earth, the emergence of human beings and social changes, and its understanding of the future world.
The North Museum has a Tibetan medical history exhibition hall, a Mandala and surgical instrument exhibition hall, an ancient literature exhibition hall, and a Tibetan medicine specimen exhibition hall. In the Tibetan medical history exhibition hall, you can understand the world view, mind and body view, health preservation view of Tibetan medicine, the types and effects of Tibetan wine and tea, various methods of physical exercise and mind cultivation, unique therapies such as bloodletting, moxibustion, cupping, Homa, fire moxibustion, etc., the Buddhist view of life and death, the funeral culture of the Tibetan people, astronomical calculations, etc. In the North Museum, you can also appreciate a special and vivid teaching tool that appeared in the history of Tibetan medicine development - Mandala. "Man" means "medicine" or "drug", and "Tang" is the abbreviation of "Thangka" unique to Tibetan culture. Mandala makes the profound content of Tibetan medicine more concrete and vivid, which is a miracle in the history of medicine. The North Museum also displays the largest handwritten copy of the "Four Medical Classics" in the world. The "Four Medical Classics" (AD 773~783) is a classic in the treasure trove of Tibetan medicine, and its advent marks the formation of the Tibetan medical system.
The museum has too much content to display, and half a day's time is very tight. It is opposite the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Natural Museum. If you have a whole day, you can see the two museums together, and experience the Tibetan meal at the Tibetan Culture Museum at noon, it would be perfect.
It’s worth it. Tangka took up a whole floor. I went shopping for about two hours before I finished watching it. I have a chance to explain. I also rented a guide. I must listen to the explanation, otherwise I don’t understand anything.
Understanding Tibetan culture is worth going to a place, not far from the city, the South Hall needs to buy tickets, the North Hall does not need tickets. The 4th floor of the South Hall exhibits more than 600 meters of Tangka. It is beautifully crafted and very shocking. It contains many allusions and gods of Tibetan culture. It is best to use an electronic explainer. Other things such as ethnic costumes, calligraphy, ancient weapons, etc. are very good. There were not many people when I went, and the visit was very good.
The whole museum is divided into Silk Road and Tibetan civilization history, card mats, costumes, architectural art, painted and painted views and other large parts. The collection is rich and wonderful, and it is worth recommending. A total of four floors, it is recommended to visit from high to low, there is manual explanation, you can also rent a guide or directly scan WeChat to buy micro explanation, very convenient. In addition, the Wenchuang store on the first floor is also very good, it is recommended to add a barista to the tea bar, supply and demand are a bit dysfunctional...
Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum gives me the feeling of being very shocking! The 618-meter Tangka 400 painters have been making it for 4 years. Every number is amazing! Not only that, the Tibetan card mat is rich in color, unique pattern, and strong national atmosphere. It is worth enjoying and watching!
The huge painting volume in the exhibition hall on the fourth floor is very shocking, and the mineral pigments used make the picture color very distinctive. Many Tibetan Buddhist characters in the paintings are diverse and vivid, and it is worth seeing.
Originally only used this as an ordinary museum to punch in. After reading it, it subverted my understanding of this place. It was free to visit. The interpreters explained the national culture enthusiastically. The religious listening of tourists of all ethnic groups was the most direct affirmation of the value of the museum. Tibetan medicine, The scientific and mysterious national treasure, after thousands of years of development, in the scientific progress today, still serving the people, it is worth everyone's wide attention and understanding.
The museum is thousands of dollars, but this is one of the few charges. I didn't feel like I wanted to go after I knew the charge, and finally I went there in the end. The summary is still worth it, and the result comes from Tangka, more than 600 meters on the fourth floor. If you want to understand Tibetan culture, then stop for a day at Tangka to understand it thoroughly. It is the Tibetan culture encyclopedia, which shows religion, folklore, culture and history in detail. And the explanation is very understandable for adults and children.
The artistic painting on the 4th floor is indeed shocking, with both artistic and historic nature, and can well understand Tibetan cultural history. There is a self-service electronic explanation machine in the museum. You can rent it yourself or make an appointment for a lecturer. I personally feel that if there is time, there is also a certain Tibetan cultural foundation. You can walk slowly and watch it slowly with electronic equipment, but for children who have no foundation, especially with smaller children, If you want to know about Tibetan culture, please ask the narrator to make it clear and interesting.