Gold and silver have been symbols of wealth and status since ancient times, auspicious symbols of auspiciousness and nobility, and the sustenance of virtue and beauty. Gold and silver are made with precious metals as the carrier, integrating luxury and ingenuity. They organically integrate the beauty of gold and silver, the ingenuity of craftsmen and the taste of scholars, and occupy a special position in traditional culture. Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the wise Chinese people have used these wealth to make magical and magnificent gold and silver. It has emerged and developed on China's rich and colorful cultural soil, absorbed nutrition from other cultural and artistic fields, formed its own unique artistic style, and become a wonderful flower in Chinese culture. Its emergence and development have experienced a long historical stage, Each period has a specific historical and cultural connotation.

    Like gold and silver, jade is another symbol of wealth and status. As early as more than 6000 years ago, the ancestors in Nanjing had discovered the beauty and firmness of "jade", agate rain flower stones and necklaces composed of jade huang, jade and jade tubes unearthed from beiyinyinying site in Nanjing, jade huang, jade bracelet and jade man discovered from Xuecheng site and chaoduntou site in Gaochun, jade huang and jade man unearthed from minmiao site in Jiangning Crown shaped jade ornaments and dragon shaped jade ornaments unearthed from the Yingpan mountain site in Pukou either have good natural texture or are carefully polished. In the ancient times when there were no metal appliances and material life was very poor, people slowly untied the jade materials with a hardness of more than 6 degrees of Mohs with the help of "stones from other mountains", and some even hollowed out or carved detailed patterns. In fact, the Neolithic jade should belong to the concept of "artifact" and "jade can communicate with God" with a certain religious meaning. The concept of "jade can communicate with God" has been believed by ancestors for at least thousands of years in the long history.

    In order to make "cultural relics live", make the museum better serve the people and society, and let the people appreciate the charm of ancient Chinese craft treasures, the "full of gold and jade - ancient gold, silver and jade exhibition", jointly organized by Jiangning District Museum of Nanjing and Hai'an County Museum, is divided into four units: first, gold, silver and jade in the Han Dynasty, and second Gold, silver and jade articles of Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties, gold, silver and jade articles of the third, song and Yuan Dynasties, and gold, silver and jade articles of the fourth, Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the largest Han Dynasty jade and the Three Kingdoms ? The most representative 85 pieces (sets) of gold, silver and jade in the exhibition hall, such as Wu Yudai hook, the unearthed Mu Zan Tomb of the Mu family in the Ming Dynasty, the country's largest carved flower pattern gold ghost coin, gem inlaid gold Sutra box, etc., sincerely hope that through this exhibition, the audience can feel the different beauty and culture contained therein, and give full play to the educational and fun function of the museum's popular science base.

    The exhibition is open to citizens free of charge. Citizens and friends are welcome to visit.

    Exhibition time: July 25, 2016 - August 22, 2016
    Venue: Hai'an County Museum