在古代，豬還有這個作用！

馬上要到豬年了~

前段時間一隻英國豬“小豬佩奇”火遍了社交網路，我們“中華田園豬”也不能落後鴨~

這不在春節前夕，首都博物館舉辦了一場以“豬”為主題的展覽。講述了豬的前世今生~

Before the Spring Festival holiday kicks off， the Capital Museum in Beijing opened on Tuesday a special exhibit to delve into the history and culture surrounding this livestock animal and its contributions to humanity： Harmony and Good Harvest。

人人期盼的春節假期就要到了，春節前夕，“家和年豐”——豬年生肖文化展將在1月29日向大眾開放，展覽的主題是探索豬作為最後一位生肖動物所蘊含的文化底蘊以及豬從古至今對人類生活的貢獻。

Harmony and Good Harvest is the final exhibition in the museum’s “Celebrate the Spring Festival” series。 From the Neolithic Age to today， the relationship between humans and pigs has lasted for more than 10，000 years in China， with the animal playing an important role in people’s daily lives。

“家和年豐”生肖主題文化展是首都博物館“博物館裡過大年”的收官之展。從新石器時代到現代，人與豬的緊密關係已經經歷了上萬年。

The exhibition is divided into three parts。 The first part shows the pig’s significant contributions to human survival and its irreplaceable role as a important spiritual symbol for families and clans in ancient China。 The second part introduces the symbology of the pig and its use in ceremonies to pray for rain in ancient times。 The final section delves into the pig’s use as a zodiac animal and its relation to the Chinese calendar。

展覽分為三個部分：第一部分展示豬對於人在生存、繁衍和進化層面的重要意義以及對家庭，家族和國家在物質和精神層面的重要作用；第二部分的展品將豬的形象抽象化，以及在古代被用作行雨止雨的象徵；最後部分迴歸生肖動物本源——作為時間認知和紀年方式。

展覽概況就不做過多介紹啦，下面來說說展廳內的展品吧~

One red clay statuette of a pig’s head made approximately 7，000 to 6，000 years ago that was unearthed near Beijing reflects the development ancient agriculture and animal husbandry in North China。 Visitors may notice that the pig shares many characteristics with today’s domesticated pig as its tusks are quite small and its snout is shorter than that of a wild boar。

一件在北京周邊出土的距今大約7000~6000年的紅陶豬頭反映了當時華北地區農業和畜牧業的發展。我們可以看到這個小豬的獠牙和吻部的長度要比野生的野豬要短很多，這和我們現在飼養的家豬有很多相似的特徵。

紅陶豬頭

When people talk about pigs in China， many will mention one of the Four Great Classical Novels， Journey to the West， and the character of Zhu Bajie – one of the most famous pigs in China。

當人們談起豬，就不得不提四大名著之一《西遊記》，小說中的主要角色豬八戒可謂是是中國最著名的豬了。

豬八戒紙玩具

Two ancient painting albums in the exhibition depict several important scenes from the novel。 The clothing of the characters in the painting reveal that they must have been painted during the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）， while the mountains and rivers， pavilions and pagodas， interior furnishings are all depicted in fine detail。

兩組《西遊記》畫冊描繪了許多小說中的著名場景。畫冊設色濃豔，山川河流、亭臺樓宇、室內陳設等刻畫生動精細，人物相貌、衣著具有較濃的清代人物畫特徵。

西遊記畫冊

The exhibition has also taken measures to ensure it can appeal to the whole family。 In the center of the exhibition hall hangs a television showing episodes of the UK’s Peppa Pig， which is hugely popular among young kids in China。 Even the furniture fits the Year of the Pig as the chairs in the exhibition hall are made up of small figures of pigs standing in a line。

展覽也很適合一家人來看，展廳中央懸掛的電視正在播放小豬佩奇的動畫片。小豬佩奇來自英國，前幾年火遍了中國的社交網路，人氣頗高。

小豬佩奇動畫片

展廳裡的小椅子也設計成了小豬的樣子，感覺Q彈Q彈的，就算你沒有很累也想坐在上面嘗試一下~

小豬椅子

在這裡小編先祝大家新年好啦！

文：Tao Mingyang

圖：Li Hao， Tao Mingyang

整合： 小亮亮