Pottery courtyard of Han dynasty, collected by Henan Museum

Shaolin Temple, Henan province

Topic: A philosophical thought on ancient architectures of the central plains

Speaker: Wang Yun, professor and doctoral supervisor of college of arts, Suzhou University

Date: at 3:00pm on October 23 

Location: Multi-function hall 

How to Attend: Please scan the code below to skip to the Museum's WeChat official account , and make your reservation! 

Tel: 0371-63582521

Chinese philosophical thoughts are profound and magnificent, and its essential idea is to offer guidance on what humans say and do, and eventually reach the harmony between nature and human beings. This ideology of pursuing the balance and unity of nature and human beings, and spirit and matter has infiltrated into every aspect of Chinese culture, including Chinese ancient architectures.

"Architecture is a solidified art", which exists both in space and time. As a being of ideology, the art of Chinese ancient architecture reflects our ancient philosophical ideas, and their artistic images are concentrated embodiments of political institutions, social activities, moral ideas, mental attitudes, customs and rituals, as well as economic foundations. 

How many kinds of ancient architectures existed in the central plains? And what's the particular about their inner structure and external layout? What kind of philosophical thoughts contained in the ancient architectures of the central plains? Join this lecture, and you may find your answers!