"Era of Lianzhou: The World of Ritual Order" Exhibition

06-07-2026 15:15 Armenia Culture

On July 25, 2026, an immersive exhibition titled "The Era of Lianchzhou: The World of Ritual Order" will open in Yerevan, featuring a combination of physical and digital elements from China.

The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Jiangxi Provincial Museum of China, the "Belt and Road" Cultural Association, the Union of Artists of Armenia, and the Armenia-China Partnership Center, with the support of the Department of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism of Jiangxi Province, China. The Lianchzhou archaeological site has a history of 5,300 to 4,300 years. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019 and is a key documentary testimony of the project studying the roots of Chinese civilization.

In his congratulatory message addressed to the ministerial conference on "Dialogue of World Civilizations" in July 2025, President Xi emphasized: "The world stands at the forefront of interconnected shocks and changes, leading humanity to a historically new crossroads. In this context, it is vital to overcome dividing lines through dialogue between civilizations and to contribute to the resolution of existing conflicts through mutual learning." The exhibition "The Era of Lianchzhou: The World of Ritual Order" was created in this context.

The main goal of the exhibition is to answer a key question: how to ensure that visitors from different cultural backgrounds not only become acquainted with the greatness of Lianchzhou civilization but also truly feel its profound heritage and can provide their own independent and well-founded assessment of it. The flourishing period of Lianchzhou coincides with the civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamian Sumer, and the Indus Valley. Lianchzhou is one of the important pages in the dawn of human civilization. 5,300 years ago, when ancient civilizations were just forming in the basins of the Nile, Indus, and Tigris-Euphrates rivers, a powerful civilization based on royal authority, ritual systems, water engineering, and rice cultivation was flourishing in the East, in the basin of Lake Taihu.

"The Era of Lianchzhou: The Rise of the Ritual System" is a digitally-physically integrated immersive exhibition where real archaeological finds and cutting-edge digital technologies come together to reveal the complete picture of Lianchzhou civilization. It takes you on a journey through time, starting from the archaeological excavation site of 1936 and leading to the heart of ancient Lianchzhou city. This is not just an exhibition. It is an immediate and immersive encounter with a 5,300-year-old magnificent civilization in a face-to-face dialogue format. A blend of digital and physical environments, a meeting of the virtual and the real. An interactive environment for active discoveries and a flight over the ancient city with the help of a luminous bird, illuminating barriers and canals with a single touch and showing how the water system operated. A light movement of the hand awakens the patterns of the ancient Cong, guiding you with a play of light and shadow. Every interaction brings the scene to life, transforming you from a passive observer into an active participant who personally discovers how Lianchzhou thrived through water management.

The 3D reconstruction of the ancient city is perfectly combined with the physical exhibition. Real-scale 1:1 reconstructions complement the dynamic images of the water system. As visitors move, the virtual water level rises and falls. This combination of real and digital layers creates a sense of living presence, transporting the visitor right to the heart of Lianchzhou. The physical exhibition is based on jade artifacts, complemented by interactive models, illustrated panels, and thematic modules. The main value is the direct presence of cultural relics in the exhibition halls and the assurance of academic credibility, which allows for a fundamental understanding of Lianchzhou civilization before entering the digital immersive environment. The modular design allows for flexible application of the exhibition in different countries and environments, integrating it into programs promoting World Heritage, the Lianchzhou Forum, and other international cultural exchange platforms.

Through the combination of digital and physical elements, the fundamental concepts of traditional Chinese culture are presented to the world: ritual governance, social order, centralized authority, and community identity. It allows the values of Chinese civilization to be presented in an accessible manner within an intercultural context. This project is an excellent example of the global dissemination of high-value traditional Chinese culture. The exhibition is available in several languages: Chinese, English, Russian, and Armenian. Accurately translated texts and interactive materials are presented with a unified script, understandable to audiences from different cultures.

Utilizing the latest technological possibilities for cultural dissemination, this exhibition reveals to the world the timeless charm of the roots of Chinese civilization. "The Era of Lianchzhou: The World of Ritual Order" is an important event carried out within the framework of the "Global Civilizational Initiative," through which the roots of Chinese civilization are presented to the international community. Created at the highest political level, with leading technological solutions and a solid scientific foundation, this exhibition simultaneously conveys the cultural values underlying China's modernization. "The archaeological ruins of Lianchzhou are sacred places that testify to the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization: it is an irreplaceable treasure that we must fully preserve."

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