China's bronze civilization has a long and glorious history, standing out uniquely in the history of world civilization. We need to strengthen the protection, research, publicity, and interpretation of bronze artifacts, in order to better stimulate the love of the whole society, especially young people, for the great motherland and Chinese civilization. The surging Wei River flows eastward, and Shigu Mountain stands tall and majestic. At the foot of the mountain, in the exhibition hall of the Baoji Bronze Museum in Shaanxi Province, in front of the treasure of the town, He Zun, there are crowds of people. This national treasure, which represents the extremely high level of bronze casting in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, quietly tells the story of "why China"; The latest upgraded basic exhibition "Bronze Casting Civilization" provides audiences with a cross temporal and spatial dialogue of civilization that can be "heard," "touched," and "walked in. During this year's National Day holiday, the highest daily visitor flow of the museum reached 21000, with a total of over 140400 visitors, setting a new historical high. Baoji, the first bronze culture themed museum in China named after bronze ware, is known as the "hometown of Chinese bronze ware". Its bronze culture has a long history and abundant remains. Since the Han Dynasty, bronze artifacts have been continuously unearthed from this land. From uniquely shaped cooking utensils, to solemn ceremonial vessels, to exquisitely crafted weapons, every bronze artifact is a three-dimensional history book. Since the first appearance of the "Corpse Minister's Cauldron" in the Western Han Dynasty, to the "Four National Treasures" of the late Qing Dynasty, including the Dayu Cauldron, Maogong Cauldron, Guojizi White Plate, and Sanshi Plate, more than 20000 bronze artifacts have been unearthed in the Baoji area, including nearly a thousand with inscriptions. Famous historian Li Xueqin pointed out that a series of major problems in the study of Chinese bronze ware can be solved through the key of Baoji bronze ware. The birth and growth of Baoji Bronze Museum are rooted here. Its history can be traced back to the establishment of the Baoji Cultural Relics and History Exhibition Hall in 1956. In 1958, it was renamed Baoji City Museum. In 1998, it moved to a new location on Gongyuan South Road and was adjusted to Baoji Bronze Museum. In 2010, the modern new museum located in the Zhonghua Shigu Garden was officially opened and named Baoji Bronze Museum. The Baoji Bronze Museum is a national first-class museum that focuses on the collection, research, and exhibition of bronze culture from the Zhou and Qin dynasties. It is also the first bronze culture themed museum in China named after bronze artifacts. The exterior of the museum building adopts a high platform gate and the architectural language of bronze and thick soil, with a grand and majestic atmosphere, symbolizing the important position of Baoji in the development of ancient Chinese civilization. The building area is 34800 square meters, including an exhibition hall area of 15000 square meters. The total number of cultural relics in the collection is over 487000, with a large quantity, diverse types, and high value, especially famous for the Shang and Zhou bronze ware. Among the numerous collections, He Zun, as the treasure of the town courtyard, is the most eye-catching. This bronze wine vessel from the early Western Zhou Dynasty has a height of 38.5 centimeters, a diameter of 28.8 centimeters, and a weight of 14.6 kilograms. Its solemn and magnificent shape reflects the ancient cosmology of "round sky and square earth". The 122 character inscription cast on its belly is of extraordinary significance, among which the four characters "Zhaizi China" are the earliest written records of the word "China" to date. Nowadays, He Zun is displayed on the exhibition line of the latest upgraded basic exhibition "Bronze Casting Civilization". The basic exhibition of "Bronze Casting Civilization" has been comprehensively upgraded. The original basic exhibition of "Bronze Casting Civilization" at Baoji Bronze Museum was opened to the public on September 28, 2010. On December 30, 2024, after a comprehensive renovation and upgrade, the newly renovated "Bronze Casting Civilization" exhibition was presented to the audience. The new exhibition is divided into four exhibition halls: "Hometown of Bronze Ware", "State of Zhou Rites", "Road of Qin Zhao", and "Light of Wisdom". It displays more than 1100 exquisite cultural relics such as bronze ware unearthed in Baoji, and through the deep integration of modern technology and traditional culture, comprehensively showcases the historical development of Baoji during the Zhou Qin period, highlighting the outstanding continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peace of Chinese civilization. Among the more than 1100 cultural relics exhibited this time, there are over a hundred national first-class cultural relics. The core breakthrough lies in the fundamental innovation of exhibition concept, narrative logic, and audience experience. Prioritize protection and establish a comprehensive cultural relic protection system throughout the entire process. The museum has established an independent microenvironment monitoring system for the exhibits, and the temperature, relative humidity, and light intensity inside the display cabinets are strictly controlled within national standards. These measures ensure that cultural relics receive the best protection during the exhibition period. At the same time, professional institutions such as Northwest University and Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics Protection have established exclusive "health records" for key cultural relics, and implemented refined restoration and preventive protection measures. Academic foundation, integrating new archaeological discoveries with authoritative research. In collaboration with thirteen cultural and museum institutions, renowned experts such as archaeologist Xu Tianjin have been specially invited to serve as academic advisors for the exhibition. By closely integrating major archaeological discoveries such as the Zhouyuan and Qin Han sacrificial sites over the years, the latest consensus in academia and a large number of cultural relics exhibited for the first time have been widely absorbed. The connotation of bronze culture has been interpreted from multiple perspectives, and the historical development of the Baoji area during the Zhou Qin period has been systematically displayed, deeply reflecting Baoji's key role in the exploration of the origin of Chinese civilization and the early process of ethnic integration. Innovation breakthrough, reconstructing the exhibition logic by posing and answering questions. In the way of exhibition, change the traditional single mode of chronological order. For example, in the "Hometown of Bronze Ware" exhibition area, the opening question is "Why is Baoji called the Hometown of Bronze Ware", guiding the audience to independently explore the answer by observing the bronze ware groups unearthed from representative cellars such as Fufeng Zhuangbai and Qishan Dongjia. Entering the "State of Zhou Rites" section, through the systematic display of grouped bronze ritual vessels, the sacrificial and banquet scenes of the Western Zhou nobility are restored, and professional archaeological achievements are transformed into popular visual language, vividly interpreting the connotation of the ritual system of "storing rituals in vessels" and inspiring the audience to explore and understand the historical logic behind cultural relics. Value interpretation, constructing a spiritual dialogue between the audience and cultural relics. Taking L ü pan as an example, in addition to showcasing its calligraphy art, it also focuses on interpreting the achievements and appointment ceremonies of the Zhou kings recorded in the past dynasties, vividly explaining the governance wisdom of the early "unity of family and country", allowing the audience to intuitively feel the close connection between personal, family, and national destiny. The display of He Zun is of utmost importance. Through independent display cabinets, high-definition inscription rubbings, and 3D animations, its important value is fully highlighted, especially the four characters "Zhaizi China". Efforts are made to strengthen its identity function as an early cultural imprint of the Chinese national community consciousness, as well as its role as a spiritual bond connecting ancient and modern times and consolidating national emotions. Empowered by technology, create an immersive interactive exploration journey. In terms of technological application, we have developed the "Bronze Artifact Digital Magic Wall", which includes detailed information on more than 3000 bronze artifacts unearthed in Baoji. The audience can zoom in and rotate the digital model to see every detail of the object. In the bronze casting technology exhibition area, the entire process of the casting method is reproduced through AR technology, from mold making to casting, each step is clearly visible and easy to understand. Radiative leadership, using IP construction to serve regional development. While fulfilling its core cultural mission, the exhibition places greater emphasis on enhancing the city's cultural soft power and brand influence. The system creates a series of vivid and lovely museum cultural IP images such as "Qingqing" and "Tongtong", closely linking and deeply integrating the professional and heavy image of Baoji Bronze Museum with the city's business card of "hometown of bronze ware", making it an important cultural symbol. Every year, it attracts over one million tourists to visit and experience multiple cultural and cultural tourism routes with the theme of "Exploring the Zhou Qin Civilization", activating historical relics and intangible cultural heritage experience points around Baoji, and promoting high-quality regional economic and social development. The exhibition of exquisite works is not only a visual feast, but also a spiritual baptism upgraded exhibition of "Bronze Casting Civilization". With profound academic background and innovative exhibition language, it has won wide praise from the professional field and public opinion, and won the "Top Ten Exhibition Excellence Award of National Museums" - the highest award in China's museum exhibition industry. The expert panel of the judging panel specifically pointed out in the award speech that "this exhibition takes Baoji bronze ware as a carrier, deeply explores the connotation and spirit of Chinese civilization, and comprehensively showcases the historical context of Baoji during the Zhou and Qin dynasties and the profoundness of Chinese civilization through carefully planned exhibition, authoritative academic support, advanced technological means, and fine cultural relic protection. It is not only a visual feast, but also a spiritual baptism, allowing the audience to appreciate the beauty of bronze ware while also feeling the strong charm and profound heritage of Chinese civilization." Professional recognition has received the most sincere response from tourists. Since the opening of the new exhibition, it has received over 1.3 million visitors and quickly become a popular destination for research and practice in primary and secondary schools across the country. At present, nearly a thousand research teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and other places have been received, and many schools have included visiting the "Bronze Casting Civilization" exhibition as a fixed practical part of their history and cultural courses. Classmates are attracted by immersive experiences such as cool projections and 3D animations, and step into the profound ocean of history and culture. These positive feedbacks confirm a simple truth: through careful planning, profound and profound history can be transformed into perceptible, easy to understand, and resonant cultural experiences, effectively stimulating the pride of the whole society in Chinese civilization. Looking ahead to the future, the mission of safeguarding, inheriting, and showcasing the excellent achievements of Chinese civilization is arduous and arduous. The Baoji Bronze Museum will continue to deepen the research on the protection of bronze artifacts, expand the breadth of publicity and interpretation, innovate the ways of display and dissemination, and continuously enhance the pride of the whole society in Chinese civilization. In the great journey of building a socialist cultural power, it will contribute more "treasure museum" strength. (New Society)