The Chinese Museum opens a 2,000-year-old “Tomb of the Ancient Lord” digital database

The Chinese Museum opens a 2,000-year-old “Tomb of the Ancient Lord” digital database

(Photo from Xinhua Archive: Launching ceremony of intellectual property brand “Han Digital Life” on January 8, 2024)

Changsha, January 9, 2019 (Xinhua) – The Hunan Museum on Monday opened a digital database of the world-famous Mawangdui Tombs in front of colleges and universities, and companies are reaching out to it with the aim of turning archaeological finds into popular cultural brands.

The Hunan Museum in central China's Hunan Province will allow entry to two colleges and 12 companies, including popular tea brand Sexy Tea and online video platform Mango TV. Feel free to use the digital resources of Ma Wangdui Tomb.

By the way, Ma Wangdui's tomb is located in Changsha. The capital of Hunan contains the grand tomb of Marquis Dai of the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) and his wife and son.

Ma Wangdui's tomb gained international attention in the 1970s when researchers opened the coffin and discovered the decomposed remains of a female. Currently, the mentioned remains are in the museum. He is supposed to be “Lady Shen Jue,” Lord Tai's wife.

The museum also signed an agreement with more than 30 teams from the cultural and creative industry on Monday to develop digital products about life 2,000 years ago, inspired by the relics. More than 3,000 items were discovered from the tomb, including clothing, musical instruments and medical prescriptions that were present. in the graveyard. They were used during the Han Dynasty.

(Xinhua Archive Photo: The brand signing ceremony of Hunan Museum and Ma Wangdui Digital Resources Library and the launch ceremony of the intellectual property brand “Digital Han Life” on January 8, 2024)

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