The Masks

HOTELIA 2021 The world of hospitality and catering in the foreground

All the developments and trends that are taking shape in Greece and worldwide at the hospitality, catering and coffee industry are highlighted at this year's HOTELIA International Hotel Equipment Exhibition, which takes place from 12-14 November 2021 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center.

HOTELIA is addressed to hoteliers, architects, decorators, technical companies, as well as to professionals from the fields of catering, coffee and tourism.

This year's HOTELIA focuses on the resumption of hotel businesses, their sustainable and safe operation, as well as new partnerships that upgrade and enhance the tourism product.

The parallel events are a vital part of HOTELIA giving an informative and educational dimension to the Exhibition.

HOTELIA will include a series of innovative events, which, among other things, focus on the world of coffee with a special tribute to stand 12, gastronomy with a special tribute to stand 9, while it will record visitors from the Balkans, strengthening the extroversion of Greek companies through b2b meetings with invited foreign trade visitors.

THE MASKS

CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH GOLD MASKS

by Dimitri Laspas

Thought to be one of the most important discoveries of the 21st century, the Shu gold mask has quite literally, shone a light on the similarities of civilizations located thousands of miles apart.

Shu mask, China

There is no mistaking the similarities when comparing two of the world’s most famous masks; the newly discovered Shu mask and the mask of Agamemnon of ancient Greece. Indeed wherever such discoveries are made, the whole world of archaeologists celebrate as it is allows for much greater understanding of life from that era.

China and the Aegean, home of the Mycenae civilisation are very far away from each other and so it is difficult to make a direct connection between them.

The gold Shu mask is one of the largest face masks discovered so far. The facial features and size of the gold foil mask are similar to those of the bronze heads of Sanxingdui (the Sanxingdui Ruins site were accidentally discovered by a farmer in the 1920s). It is thought that the mask is not an independently used artefact, but is used to cover the bronze head.

The Sanxingdui Ruins cover approx. 12sq.km, in the city of Guanghan, about 60km from Chengdu. They are also from the Shu Kingdom, dating back at least 4,800 years. Over the years, major discoveries have been made.