“Family ties” that bind-two cultural relics make the grade｜两件，入选

Recently, the First Provincial Museum’s “Top 100 Town Treasures” selection process, headed by the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics and the Zhejiang Provincial Museum Society, saw two sets of precious cultural relics - a bronze dove cane and jade bar - sending Keqiao to the top of the list in cultural relics chosen among museums throughout Shaoxing.

青铜鸠杖是区博物馆的镇馆之宝，为春秋时期越文化遗存，国家一级文物，1990年在漓渚镇中庄村出土。鸠杖在古代是权力和地位的象征，亦是敬老之物。杖镦底端跪坐人像，头上蓄发至额前和耳部，脑后一椎髻，横穿一簪，身上饰几何纹、蝉纹等，腰系一带，真实地再现了古越人“断发文身”的习俗。这件青铜鸠杖无论是独特的造型、精湛的工艺，还是繁缛的装饰，都集中体现了古越人的信仰、民俗和青铜冶炼技术，在全省乃至全国亦较少见，弥足珍贵。

另一件入选的玉镇也是春秋时期越文化遗存，1997年在兰亭里木栅村印山越国王陵出土。春秋战国时期，人们席地而坐，为防席边角起翘，常以重物镇压，玉镇即为当时高贵的压席器具。

With the Keqiao Museum currently featuring a total collection of over 4,300 cultural relics, including 35 first-class, 120 second-level, and 296 third-tier objects, its pursuit of deeply implementing cultural relics policies in the new era while comprehensively promoting the activation and utilization of historical items of importance has seen it launch a series of activities entitled “Cultural Relics on Campus,” aiming to inspire and expand young people’s understanding of regional culture while strengthening their awareness of cultural relic preservation and protection. To that end, the museum has additionally established a museum study center and research and study tour, with Grand Canal, ancient textile road, the Temple of King Shun , the Yinshan Royal Mausoleum of Yue, and other national cultural relic protection units as its foundation, and a myriad of district cultural protection units as interconnected links forming a number of cultural and museum tour routes, enabling visitors from around the nation and all four corners of the world to feel the true charm of Keqiao’s history and the priceless cultural relics that stand as eternal testaments to its lasting influence - past, present, and far into the future.

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