Zhejiang Hall: A Huge Celadon Bowl Symbolizing the Empyrea

Serial reporting for the program “Zhejiang Telling You”

Data:2010-04-15

Hemudu Site Twilight


A huge celadon bowl symbolizes the Empyrea, inspired from the fertile region of fish and rice, national granary-Zhejiang Province. The marvelous landscape, such as the Two Birds Worshiping the Sun in Hemudu Site, Three Pools Mirroring the Moon in the West Lake, the Cross-Sea-Bridge linking Shanghai and Ningbo, the Qiantang River Tidal Bore, the Canal Linking Beijing and Hangzhou, etc., are shown one after another on the screen. At the same time, a light of Longjin Tea flavor is penetrating the entire hall.

It is the core area of Zhejiang Hall. The water in the celadon bowl represents the water of Zhejiang, and the water cultivating the cultural Zhejiang. It is a good combination of technology, science, and arts.




Potting Film
The back hall has two floors, with the upper one showing the town-and-country communications in 11 cities, and the lower the life of 6 traditional Zhejiang families.

The Model for the 1929 West Lake Expo Education Hall


An Old Picture of a Hangzhou Traditional Family “Four Generations under one Roof”

At the back hall, it exhibits old pictures and models for the West Lake Expo 1929, and tells real stories of Hangzhou traditional family life.

We note that Zhejiang Hall has entered the debugging stage, and will be on trial operation since April 20th, 2010.
 
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