Touring the Tibet Museum, understanding Tibet through historical treasures

Tibet, some people love her towering snow mountains, some love her magnificent plateau, and some love her mysterious exoticism. To understand Tibet, in addition to visiting popular attractions, visiting museums is also a good choice. The yellow glazed tiles contrast with the blue sky, the wooden decorations and paintings are full of ethnic style, and the traditional Tibetan style makes the Tibet Museum look grand and solemn without losing its characteristics. The museum houses more than 40,000 precious cultural relics (sets), with basic displays of 'Snowy Long Song - Tibet Historical Culture Exhibition' and 'The People Closest to the Sun - Tibet Folk Culture Exhibition'. Many prehistoric cultural relics outline the long and distant history of Tibet. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, 'The Witness of History - The Display of the Relationship Between Tibet and the Motherland' reveals that Tibet has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times, which is quite helpful for understanding the current complex international political situation. The exhibition includes 'Governing Tibet and Securing the Border', 'Han Land Style', 'Snowy Treasures', and 'Mutual Reflection'. The imperial edicts that demonstrate imperial power, the seals that symbolize authority, and the seals of glory all testify to the historical fact that the central government exercised sovereignty and effective governance over Tibet in ancient times. After the Yuan Dynasty unified Tibet, it strengthened its political management and successively conferred ten national teachers, fourteen imperial teachers, twenty-two ten thousand households, and issued seals. Many Yuan Dynasty seals are displayed in the exhibition hall, including jade seals, gold seals, ivory seals, agate seals, copper seals, iron seals, and wood seals. And the height of the official position of the seal holder is related to the texture of the seal, with the jade seal being the highest and the gold seal being the second. The seal of the Great Yuan National Teacher with a delicately carved lying dragon is a Yuan Dynasty official seal, which was given to Tibet after Kublai Khan established the country as the Great Yuan. Not only in the feudal period, the living conditions faced by the lower class people in Tibet during the Republic of China were also quite cruel, and old photos reappeared the dark and backward appearance of Tibet at that time. As the saying goes, 'Different winds in a hundred miles, different customs in a thousand miles', for many people, distant Tibet has more special and mysterious ethnic customs. Restored life scenes, unique living utensils, exquisite costumes, simple production tools... the strong 'Tibetan' style hits you in the face. The Tibet Museum is not far from Norbulingka. After enjoying the lakes and mountains, come here, and you may have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of Tibet. Tibet Museum