2019年CRI Precious cultural relics from Pakistan to exhibit in Beijing

 

A collection of precious cultural relics¹ representing thousands of years of history will go on display in Beijing from the Islamabad Museum.

The exhibition arrives as a major conference on Asian civilizations is set to open in the Chinese capital.

Tahir Saeed is from Pakistan's Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage. He's part of the team that will bring nearly 20 treasures from Pakistan to China for the three-month-long exhibition. He'll also be attending the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, which will be held in Beijing.

Doctor Saeed said the works that will go on display include pottery² and sculpture carefully selected to cover a long period of history.

"We are going to bring to China 19 very important artifacts from Islamabad Museum which represents history of Pakistan from the Neolithic³ period to Islamic period, including the art of Gandhara. The exhibition represents the most striking and amusing feature of Neolithic period of Pakistan which is about 7000 BC., which later on influence the emergence⁴ of Indus Valley Civilization."

Doctor Saeed said that cultural exchanges between China and Pakistan date back to the Kushan Empire, one of the major powers in Asia around 2,000 years ago. He said that it was with the support of the Kushan Empire that Buddhist⁵ culture was introduced to China from Gandhara, an ancient region in part of eastern Afghanistan.

Hundreds of Chinese Buddhists⁶ headed to the birthplace of the Buddhism⁷ over the following millennium⁸, among them the pre-eminent Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk⁹ Xuan Zang, who recorded his journey to Pakistan in his book "Journey from the Great Tang to the Western Regions".

Doctor Saeed said the upcoming exhibition offers valuable insights into the cultural communications between the two countries.

"They contain vital information about the social and political conditions in Asia. You can see social and economic conditions were also depicted¹⁰ in these writings. And the kingdom situated¹¹ in the route between China and India. And it offers remarkable¹² insights into cross-culture perceptions. The records in the book are of great significance in recording¹³ history and society of the regions neighboring Tang Dynasty. "

And he believes that the highly-anticipated conference in Beijing will help to enhance cooperation among Asian countries in the field of culture and art.

"I consider this is a very important opportunity provided by Chinese government to our Asian countries to meet together and to develop and promote the existing cultural cooperation with each other. The Belt and Road Initiative is in fact continuation of Asian culture interaction between different civilizations. The conference will certainly bring Asian countries closer and will improve cooperation among Asian countries."

The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations will open on May 15.

Alongside the main conference, a range of activities will be on offer to help members of the general public to better understand the diverse culture of the region.

1 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

2 pottery   

n.陶器，陶器场

参考例句：

• My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
• The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。

3 neolithic   

adj.新石器时代的

参考例句：

• Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
• The monument was Stone Age or Neolithic.该纪念碑是属于石器时代或新石器时代的。

4 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

5 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

6 Buddhists   

n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句

7 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

8 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

9 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

10 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

11 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

12 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

13 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。