周末了，这边强势输出一波表情包，不好笑算我输丨Weekend Where to Go

Are you getting excited as the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday approaches and the National Day holiday is in just 20 days? 

中秋假期近在眼前，国庆黄金周也就还差20天，想到这里大家有没有很激动哇。

▲ 做梦都要笑醒！

What are your plans for the holidays? 
双节大家都怎么计划的呢？

Traveling, or meeting friends? 
旅游还是会友？

Feasting or shopping? 

吃吃吃还是买买买？

▲ 小姐姐在直播开箱，大哥们在直播“博戏”一种失传的棋局。

Or simply lying down and doing nothing?

或者直接躺平、啥也不干。

▲ 再叫个外卖它不香么

The photos above show interesting pictorial tiles, or huaxiangzhuan, dated between the third and fifth centuries. They are on show at the Picturing All Beings exhibition, at the National Museum of China until Sept 14 (Tuesday).

上面的图是不是很有意思呢？这些都是画像砖，烧制时间在公元3到5世纪的魏晋时期，目前展出于国博的《图画众生》展上。

▲ 东王公是西王母传闻中的CP（哼哼，没想到吧。）

Here are some basic facts:

先简单知识科普下~

What is huaxiangzhuan? 

什么是画像砖？

Huaxiangzhuan

 is a sculpted brick or a brick depicting vivid pictures and patterns. 

如名所指，就是雕刻有图案、或者直接在上面画了花纹和图像情节的砖。

When did huaxiangzhuan begin?

画像砖什么时候出现的？

The art began in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), boomed in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and continued throughout the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).

我国在战国时期开始出现画像砖这种工艺，两汉时最为兴盛，并一直延续到元代。

▲ 这四位大仙儿的名号你们说的出来不？

What subjects are normally painted on huaxiangzhuan?

画像砖上一般都画的什么呢？

Craftsmen drew inspiration from the material and spiritual worlds of ancient China. They captured almost all aspects of people’s social life: farming, rearing silkworms, hunting, feasting and entertaining, among many other activities. They also visualized deities and animals from mythologies. 

画像砖反映了古人的物质生活和精神世界。工匠们大多取材自社会生活的方方面面，包括农耕、养蚕、狩猎、宴会和娱乐等等场景；同时也有表现神话、刻画仙人神兽的内容。

▲ 睫毛精和委屈宝宝

What messages can we learn from huaxiangzhuan?

画像砖传达了什么信息呢？

The views on life, death and the afterlife held by ancient Chinese, as well as their religious beliefs and understanding of the universe.

小小的一块砖凝结了古人的生死观、宗教观，对于死后世界的想象和寄托，以及他们对宇宙空间的感知。