Elegance of the Qing at Minhang Museum丨閔行博物館里的清代風(fēng)華

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The Qing Dynasty, China’s last feudal dynasty, reached its golden age, shaped jointly by three successive emperors: Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong.

Now, these historical cultural relics have arrived at Minhang Museum. Through 110 exhibits featured in the special exhibition Elegance of the Qing. Let's trace the vivid historical stories.

The exhibition is divided into three themed sections, illustrating Kangxi’s governance and scientific development, Yongzheng’s unique artistic pursuit, and Qianlong’s elegant rituals and pastimes, unfolding the cultural lineage of the three reigns in sequence.

The three rulers built a glorious era across 133 years, yet their artistic tastes stood worlds apart. Kangxi favoured steady, classic grace; Yongzheng cherished quiet, refined craftsmanship; Qianlong loved lavish, stately splendour. Together, they chart the shifting aesthetic trends of the Qing Dynasty.

It also features Imperial Robes and Imperial Jade Seal. These two treasures belonged exclusively to emperors. For example, commoners in ancient times were forbidden from wearing yellow garments or clothes embroidered with dragon patterns.

Xu Di, Director of the Public Education Department of Minhang Museum: You may have seen imperial jade seals of the Qing Dynasty, carved on the jade is the inscription "Treasure of the Emperor".

But this one is different, it reads "Treasure of the Emperor Emeritus". As many of you may know about Emperor Qianlong. He once held the title of Emperor Emeritus. He stands unique in history in terms of reign length, though his nominal reign was not the longest for Emperor Kangxi ruled for 61 years. Qianlong vowed not to reign longer than his grandfather Kangxi. Thus he abdicated the throne after 60 years on it and passed the throne to his son Jiaqing.

Accordingly, he handed over the "Treasure of the Emperor" seal to Jiaqing. Yet to retain full control over state affairs, he ordered the Imperial Household Department to craft the "Treasure of the Emperor Emeritus" seal for himself. Major state affairs still required the stamp of "Treasure of the Emperor Emeritus" to be deemed valid.

Exquisite relics such as enamel, coloured glaze, blue and white porcelain and gold artifacts. Viewing these cultural treasures up close feels like having a dialogue across time.

Visitor Ms Chen shares: The show presents a clear historical timeline. As modern visitors, we feel like traveling back in time. It boasts rich culture and profound history. As someone raised on this Chinese land, I feel immensely fortunate. It stirs my desire to learn more about our history.

The hall uses red, blue and white to recreate elegant Qing vibes. The first floor features cultural and creative products and a mini imperial garden for full immersion.

Xu Di, Director of the Public Education Department of Minhang Museum introduces: We built a multimedia display area at the end of the Bright Moon Hall. The delicate videos are provided by the Palace Museum, creating a wonderful immersive atmosphere. Combining all spaces this time, including the main exhibition hall and auxiliary display areas, the total space exceeds 1,000 square meters.

The exhibition displays 110 sets of exquisite cultural relics, and will run until October 25th. Come and experience the charm of the Qing Dynasty by yourself.

清朝，中國最后一個(gè)封建王朝，其最鼎盛的時(shí)期由祖孫三代康熙、雍正、乾隆共同打造。現(xiàn)在，這些200多年前的歷史文物來到了上海閔行博物館，透過“清韻——康雍乾時(shí)期文物特展”特展的110件展品，一起感受其中的歷史故事。

本次特展分三大板塊，依次展現(xiàn)康熙治國興科、雍正獨(dú)特藝文追求、乾隆日常節(jié)慶雅事，循序呈現(xiàn)三朝文化脈絡(luò)。

三位帝王用133年的時(shí)間創(chuàng)造輝煌功勛，有意思的是他們的品味各有不同。從康熙的沉穩(wěn)中正，雍正的清雅精妙，到乾隆的雍容華貴，更迭出一部鮮活的清代審美進(jìn)化史。

展覽中還有龍袍和玉璽，這兩樣物品是絕對(duì)的帝王專屬。比如龍袍，在古時(shí)候普通人不能穿黃色，也不可以穿與龍相關(guān)的刺繡服飾。

閔行區(qū)博物館宣教部主任徐迪向大家介紹：“大家可能見過清代的玉璽，上面寫的是‘皇帝之寶’，但這個(gè)不是，這個(gè)是‘太上皇帝之寶’。了解乾隆的知道，他做過太上皇，因?yàn)樗f在位時(shí)間不能超過康熙（康熙61年），所以60年的時(shí)候退位了，然后就給了嘉慶，把‘皇帝之寶’也給了嘉慶。但是他為了繼續(xù)掌控權(quán)力，所以他又讓內(nèi)務(wù)府給他制造了‘太上皇帝之寶’，大事情還是需要“太上皇帝之寶”印上去才可以。”

琺瑯、琉璃、青花瓷、金器等精品文物，近距離欣賞時(shí)，仿佛進(jìn)行了一場(chǎng)跨時(shí)空的對(duì)話。

觀眾陳女士向我們分享道：“這個(gè)展覽逐步遞進(jìn)，帶給我們歷史時(shí)間的串軸，作為現(xiàn)代人好像穿越到了往昔，真的有很深的文化底蘊(yùn)和歷史淵源。作為一個(gè)在中華土地上長大的兒女，覺得非常有幸，也想更多地了解歷史，所以我很感謝閔博，他們把這個(gè)展做得特別好。

展廳以紅藍(lán)白為主色調(diào)，復(fù)刻清雅華貴清宮氛圍，一樓有文創(chuàng)產(chǎn)品，并設(shè)迷你御花園，全程沉浸式觀展。”

徐迪介紹：“我們直接把明月廳的尾廳搭建了多媒體展示區(qū)，這個(gè)多媒體內(nèi)容還是故宮提供的視頻，非常精致，整個(gè)氛圍感給搭造足了。所以這次前前后后加在一起，展廳面積加上其他的展示面積，能達(dá)到一千平方米以上。”

本次展覽共展出精美的文物110套，展期將持續(xù)至10月25日，快來親自感受一下清代的韻味。

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展覽時(shí)間：2026年7月3日—10月25日

展覽地點(diǎn)：上海市閔行區(qū)博物館（閔行區(qū)新鎮(zhèn)路1538號(hào)）

開放時(shí)間：周二至周日9:30—16:30，16:00停止入場(chǎng)，周一閉館

入館方式：攜帶有效身份證原件，或掃“隨申碼”核驗(yàn)入場(chǎng)

特別推薦：強(qiáng)烈建議先觀看尾廳15分鐘多媒體導(dǎo)覽；逛完一樓，還可前往二樓參觀上海縣歷史常設(shè)展哦！

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Reported by Su Nan, Li Xiaokang, Tang Xinyue(intern)

Edited by Chen Yiting

Reviewed by Wang Tingting, Xue Weikan