Watching 3,000 years of history with one ticket/Museum Kingdom of Iran in the Dragon Kingdom

Legacy of Arya: The “Glory of Ancient Iran” exhibition is being held in China with the aim of introducing the glorious history and civilization of our country and encouraging Chinese tourists to travel to Iran and considering the effect of holding exhibitions on attracting foreign tourists.

In this exhibition, 211 items of historical objects and 5 recreated objects (molasses) from the works of the Iron Age to the Safavid period, i.e. more than 3 thousand years of Iranian culture and art, will be exposed to the public.

The “Glory of Ancient Iran” exhibition is important in the sense that it is a message of peace and friendship in the region, and fortunately, due to the rare reception of the Chinese people, tickets for the “Glory of Ancient Iran” exhibition, which is being held in China, were sold in advance for the next two weeks.

During the time that this exhibition is being held in China, it has been able to shine at the top of the news of the main Chinese media and it is expected that this good news reflection can attract a large number of Chinese people to visit this exhibition.

The purpose of holding this exhibition is to introduce the magnificent culture and history of ancient Iran and to encourage Chinese tourists to travel to Iran. The civilizational works of Iran, which date back to more than ten thousand years, indicate that the relationship between the two civilizations of Iran and China has existed in a wide way in different periods of history.

Knowledge is the basis of the relationship between civilizations, nations and society, in such a way that the result of positive knowledge is friendship and the result of negative knowledge is enmity and indifference is the product of lack of knowledge.

There are different ways to create knowledge, but the knowledge that is created through cultural heritage is the most comprehensive type of knowledge, because instead of people, works and objects talk to the audience, and a conversation takes place from different layers of history, which is completely believable.

These cooperations, which are based on the political, cultural and artistic determination of the two countries, started in the past and continue. Exhibitions of Iranian culture and civilization have been displayed in China, and works of Chinese culture and civilization will be displayed in Iran, and the continuation of this event shows the serious will of the two countries.

Certainly, these cooperations provide suitable fields for extensive cultural, artistic, social, political, industrial and economic cooperations. Wide acceptance of tourists from the two countries is part of the achievements of this cooperation.

An exhibition that is a step on the way to introduce Iran’s cultural heritage

Faiq Tawhidi, the permanent face of cultural heritage, says: The National Museum of Iran, with its universal features, is the most documented document related to the formation of human civilizations.

Referring to the “Glory of Ancient Iran” exhibition in China, he adds: The National Museum of Iran, in line with the goals of informing as a common world heritage, will display more than 200 of its works using everyday needs to artistic and applied products, in order to establish cultural interactions with the country. China, which has the largest number of cultural tourists in the world in a year, has sent an exhibition entitled “The Glory of Ancient Iran” for about three months in cooperation with China.

He continues: The impressive reception and enthusiasm of the visitors to all this beautiful art and creativity has brought everyone’s admiration and makes every viewer to reflect on the greatness of man and his continuous efforts for a better life. It is hoped that we can take a step towards introducing the cultural heritage of our country and attracting cultural tourists and the prosperity of the country’s tourism industry.

Museums are the “historical showcase” of every society

The deputy minister and deputy minister of cultural heritage, who is representing Iran in this exhibition, says about this exhibition: “Museums” today have become a symbol of diplomacy, interaction, intercultural communication and are the “historical showcase” of every society.

Darabi adds: On the second day of the “Glory of Ancient Iran” exhibition, all its tickets for the next two weeks were pre-sold, and this is a sign of the world’s interest in the status and greatness of Iranian civilization, culture and art.

Referring to the two-thousand-year history of relations between Iran and China, especially on the Silk Road, the Deputy Minister and Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage of our country states: “Bander Siraf” is a well-known name for the Chinese people in the south of Iran because of commerce, shipping and trade, as ” “Persian Gulf” and “Hormoz”.

A strong lever of cultural diplomacy

Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti, the former head of the Cultural Heritage Organization and a pioneer in this area, also says about the establishment of this exhibition: The “Glory of Ancient Iran” exhibition in China is the best mirror to show the face of our country, and one cannot be indifferent to the positive effects of this exhibition.

This veteran of cultural heritage adds: unlike many of these countries, in Iran we witness the historical continuity of life, which is extremely important.

Beheshti considered the holding of such events as one of the strongest levers in cultural diplomacy and soft diplomacy and mentioned the exhibition of 7 thousand years of Iranian art as one of the most successful examples held in the past years, which was very well received.

The former head of the Cultural Heritage Organization, referring to the intent of the media in presenting a negative image of Iran during the past decades, continues: holding such exhibitions that disrupt this image and display a cultural face of Iran’s civilization and history is surprising.

This veteran of cultural heritage stated that holding this event is valuable and desirable, and considered it related to the essence of this land and added: Anyone with any thoughts, if he has a sense of belonging to the country, cannot be indifferent to the positive impact of this exhibition on the fate of this land. Or ignore it. Those who don’t understand the importance, value and effects of this exhibition have no hatred or prejudice towards Iran.

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