文化：傳承與交流

文物承載著燦爛的文化，比如良渚古城出土的玉。

文化因傳承而燦爛，比如，浙江的龍泉青瓷，其美譽仍在全球播撒;比如，產自浙江龍泉六瓣花環形的馬蝗絆，在日本享受著最崇高的禮遇。

龍泉青瓷的特點是溫潤如玉、清脆典雅、明滑透亮。是不是因了她的自然純樸，內斂而不張揚，使得東方文化受世人的喜愛，以致在千年前便承擔起海上絲綢之路重要使者這一角色？

本期視點，我們關注的是中國瓷的代表之一龍泉青瓷，龍泉的劍，以及龍泉這座小城。

Cultural?relics?offer?an?insight?into?the?glory?of?culture.?Jade?artifacts?unearthed?from?Liangzhu?City?sites?of?5，000?years?ago?are?a?perfect?example?of?cultural?relics?carrying?a?lost?culture.

Culture?keeps?shining?if?it?is?well?preserved?and?kept?alive.?Longquan?celadon，?once?popular?in?the?world，?has?been?seeing?a?renaissance?and?its?reputation?is?strong?today.?In?Japan，?a?celadon?bowl?made?in?Longquan?and?brought?over?to?Japan?is?a?top-class?national?treasure.

Longquan?celadon?is?highly?appreciated?in?the?world?largely?because?of?its?aesthetic?features：?it?looks?tender?as?jade，?it?gives?back?a?clear?sound?if?lightly?tapped，?it?feels?smooth?and?it?looks?bright.?It?portrays?some?admirable?Eastern?virtues?such?as?naturalness，?humility，?purity?and?restraint.?Celadon?played?a?key?part?in?trade?on?the?Marine?Silk?Road.

In?this?issue，?we?look?at?Longquan，?a?city?in?southern?Zhejiang，?made?famous?by?celadon?and?sword.