The State of Ruò was a small vassal state during the Chinese Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE) whose rulers used the title Zǐ (子), roughly equivalent to a Viscount . Located between the States of Qin and Chu , Ruo was eventually annexed by the State of Chu.
21-657: Ruo or RUO may refer to: Ruo (state) , a small vassal state during the Chinese Zhou Dynasty Istro-Romanian language , spoken in Croatia (ISO 639 code = ruo) Huang Ruo , a Chinese-born American composer Ruo River , a tributary of the Shire River in Malawi and Mozambique Ruo Shui , a large river of northern China Emoh Ruo is
42-482: A 1985 Australian comedy film Ruo, Federated States of Micronesia , a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk RUO, an abbreviation for "Research Use Only": designation for diagnostic products or reagents by the FDA Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ruo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
63-486: A collection of more than 1.4 million items, and 48 exhibition halls. It is the museum with the largest single building area in the world and the museum with the richest collection of Chinese cultural relics. It is a level-1 public welfare institution funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism . The current form of the legal entity of the museum was established in 2003 by the merger of the two museums that had occupied
84-424: A large and rare inscribed Western Zhou dynasty bronze water pan, a gold-inlaid Qin dynasty bronze tally in the shape of a tiger, Han dynasty jade burial suits sewn with gold thread, and a comprehensive collection of Tang dynasty tri-colored glazed sancai and Song dynasty ceramics. The museum also has an important numismatic collection, including 15,000 coins donated by Luo Bozhao . The museum has
105-592: A permanent collection of 1,050,000 items, with many precious and rare artifacts not to be found in museums anywhere else in China or the rest of the world. Among the most important items in the National Museum of China are the " Houmuwu Ding " from the Shang dynasty (the heaviest piece of ancient bronzeware in the world, at 832.84 kg ), the square shaped Shang dynasty bronze zun decorated with four sheep heads,
126-694: A permanent exhibition called The Road to Rejuvenation , which presents the recent history of China since the beginning of the First Opium War , with an emphasis on the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its political achievements. The exhibit hall addressing the life of Deng Xiaoping includes the Stetson hat he was given during at a rodeo during his 1979 visit to the United States . Pictures of Deng donning
147-641: A state existed at the time of the Western Zhou dynasty. Zhou Baohong (周宝宏) also makes the association between the State of Ruo and the Spring and Autumn period . National Museum of China The National Museum of China is an art and history museum located on the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing . The National Museum of China has a total construction area of about 200,000 square meters,
168-580: A vassal state of Chu and at an unknown date fully assimilated into the state. In 506 BCE, the tenth year of King Zhao of Chu , the State of Wu attacked the Chu capital Ying . In the ensuing Battle of Boju , the State of Chu was almost wiped out. Later the same year Wu retreated and King Zhao returned to the capital. A year later in 507 BCE, Wu defeated Chu's navy once more raising the threat of their extermination and thus decided to move their capital from Ying to
189-485: The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai . A three-month exhibition of the luxury brand Louis Vuitton in 2011 led to some complaints of commercialism at the museum, with Peking University professor Xia Xueluan stating that as a state-level public museum, it "should in fact only be dedicating itself to non-profit cultural promotion." Yves Carcelle , chairman and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton Malletier, defended
210-671: The Chinese Dream political concept. The first half of the exhibit documented China's century of humiliation . The second half depicted China's virtues in overcoming that adversity, the Chinese Communist Revolution , and establishing the People's Republic of China. After touring the exhibit, Xi addressed the media, announcing, "Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of
231-686: The Chinese nation in modern times." Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the museum was closed for a large part of 2020, and attendance plunged by 78 percent to 1,600,000. Nonetheless, in 2021 it was in second place in the list of most-visited art museums , after the Louvre Museum . The museum, covering Chinese history from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the end of the Qing dynasty (the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history ), has
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#1732765286889252-418: The Chu pursuit of their troops coming too late. By 622 BCE, Ruo's relations with Qin had become closer but they still wavered over the question of their relations with Chu. This led to Qin capturing Ruo and incorporating the city into their own territory. Ruo moved their capital into neighboring Hubei Province, close to the city of Yicheng whereupon it became known as “Lower Ruo” (鄀下). After the move, Ruo became
273-476: The country's effort in alleviating poverty. Because of its central location in Tiananmen Square, the front of the museum has been used since the 1990s for the display of countdown clocks relating to occasions of national importance, including the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong , the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau , the beginning of the 2008 Beijing Olympics , and the opening of
294-511: The eponymous state capital of Ruo where it would be hidden from the Wu vanguard. As the people of Chu had become used to calling their capital “Ying”, Ruo became known as “Northern Ying”. At what time the capital moved back to its original location of Ying is not known. Some sources suggest that this was in 432 BCE during the reign of King Hui of Chu , making Ruo the capital of Chu for some sixty years. In his research on bronze instruments discovered in
315-596: The former State of Ruo, historian Guo Moruo writes that amongst the inscriptions are characters for “Upper Ruo” (上鄀) whilst “Lower Ruo” (下鄀) is written as “蠚” ( hē ). Guo suggests that these were public utensils.. In a 2001 article entitled “Introductory Explanation of the Shi Shan Pan Inscriptions”, Song Fenghan (朱凤瀚) writes that the inscriptions on Shi Shan Pan artifacts in the National Museum of China mention Ruo and thus show that such
336-599: The hat became a famous image of the visit. On April 9, 2021, the exhibition "Field of Hope: A National Photographic Exhibition on 'Poverty Alleviation and Sharing a Moderately Prosperous Society ' " opened at the museum. The exhibition, hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the National Museum of China and the China Photographers Association, features 180 photographs by nearly 150 different photographers, showcasing
357-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruo&oldid=1170586292 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ruo (state) The family name of the ruling house of Ruo, according to Shiben ,
378-499: The museum reopened on March 17, 2011, with 28 new exhibition halls, more than triple the previous exhibition space, and state of the art exhibition and storage facilities. It has a total floor space of nearly 200,000 m (2.2 million square feet) to display. The renovations were designed by the German firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners . The museum's "Road to Rejuvenation" exhibit was the site for Xi Jinping 's November 2012 articulation of
399-976: The same building since 1959: the Museum of the Chinese Revolution in the northern wing (originating in the Office of the National Museum of the Revolution founded in 1950 to preserve the legacy of the 1949 revolution ) and the National Museum of Chinese History in the southern wing (with origins in both the Beijing National History Museum, founded in 1949, and the Preliminary Office of the National History Museum, founded in 1912, tasked to safeguard China's larger historical legacy). The building
420-476: Was Yun (允). Ruo's capital was initially located at Shangmi (商密), also known as “Upper Ruo” (上鄀). In 635 BCE, the State of Qin and its equally powerful ally the State of Jin attacked Ruo whereupon the neighboring State of Chu , also an enemy of Qin and Jin, came to its aid. The people of Shangmi surrendered to Qin whilst the commander of the Chu army was captured. Thereafter the Qin army returned to their territory with
441-593: Was completed in 1959 as one of the Ten Great Buildings celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It complements the opposing Great Hall of the People that was built at the same time. The structure sits on 6.5 hectares (16 acres) and has a frontal length of 313 metres (1,027 ft), a height of four stories totaling 40 metres (130 ft), and a width of 149 metres (489 ft). The front displays ten square pillars at its center. After four years of renovation,
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