Museums in China have embraced a new world of exhibition opportunity through technology… and a responsibility to improve preservation not just of relics, but the rich history they convey.
At the National Museum of China, cutting-edge technology has unlocked the details and the rich history of an over 2,000-year-old priceless Chinese ritual drinking vessel.
The Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD) rhinoceros-shaped bronze zun vessel, decorated with gold and silver in cloud patterns, is a representative cultural relic housed at the National Museum of China.
It has a high degree of historical, cultural, aesthetic, technological and contemporary value. The relic…