Shenzhen Jewelry Museum – the first public museum in China focusing on jewellery, located in Luohu District. The first exhibition, called ‘Treasures of Nature’, is home to many samples of different natural gems and crystals, for example, diamonds, emeralds, aquamarine crystals, chrysocolla, and many more gems formed throughout the years. Pearls are also showcased in this area, which consists of four different types: Akoya pearl, South Sea golden pearl, Tahitian black pearl, and south pearl. Next up, we enter the ‘Beauty of Objects’. There lie lots of different masterpieces created by artists around the world. I believe that the most remarking one of all is the ‘Tian'anmen Square’, made of gold, silver, diamonds, and red rubies, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the motherland. After this, we head over to the ‘Light of Design’. I remember seeing an art piece consisting of gold ‘ants’ pushing a red ball up a rock, which according to the museum, symbolises the unity of the Chinese mainland and the region of Taiwan. At last, we enter the two areas, ‘Road to Shenzhen’ and ‘Dream of the Bay Area’. These two areas mainly focus on Shenzhen’s jewellery industry being a symbol of China’s Economic Reform and Open-up and how technology is contributing nowadays to the industry. Overall, this visit to the museum teaches us how natural gems are formed throughout the years of Earth’s history and how jewellery, like artworks, can deliver messages to people.

深圳珠宝博物馆——中国第一家专注于珠宝的公共博物馆，位于罗湖区。第一个展览名为“自然之宝”，展出了许多不同天然宝石和水晶的样本，例如钻石、祖母绿、海蓝宝石晶体、硅孔雀石，以及多年来形成的更多宝石。该区域还展示了珍珠，由四种不同的类型组成：Akoya 珍珠、南洋金珍珠、大溪地黑珍珠和南珍珠。接下来，我们进入“物佩之美”展区。这里有世界各地艺术家创作的许多不同的杰作。我认为，最引人注目的是“天安门广场”，它由金、银、钻石和红宝石组成，以庆祝祖国建国60周年。在此之后，我们前往“设计之光”。我记得看到一件由金色“蚂蚁”组成的艺术品将一个红球推上岩石，根据博物馆的说法，这象征着中国大陆和台湾地区的统一。最后，我们进入了“深圳之路”和“湾区之梦”两个区域。这两个领域主要集中在深圳的珠宝行业作为中国经济改革开放的象征，以及当今技术如何为该行业做出贡献。

总括来说，这次博物馆之旅教会了我们天然宝石在地球历史的岁月中是如何形成的，以及珠宝如何像艺术品一样向人们传递信息。

新哲文院艺术及摄影老师，塞尔维亚最高艺术学府贝尔格莱德艺术大学美术学院（Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia ）雕塑专业硕士学位，曾在欧洲举办多次个人艺术展。