Source: CCTV.com

03-30-2008 09:38

After two years of preparation, a selection of the most-treasured Chinese relics are on display to the South African public. Launched at the end of March, the show celebrates the tenth anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and South Africa.

The exhibition is jointly held by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China and the Ministry of Arts and Culture of South Africa.

The "Treasures of China" exhibition is made up of nearly one hundred valuable relics, including Terracotta Warriors excavated near Emperor Qin's tomb in Shaanxi province and a delicate jade outfit sewn with gold thread from King Liu Yan's tomb in Hebei province. The exhibition will run for three months.

A large variety of original artifacts of bronze, jade, porcelain, terracotta, silver and gold have been brought to South Africa from eleven museums in Hebei, Henan, Jiangxi and Shaanxi provinces in China.

Nearly 40 percent of the artifacts are among China's most treasured relics, perceived as China's cultural and historical patrimony that represent some 4000 years of history and culture, stretching from the Shang dynasty to the Qing dynasty.

The "Treasures of China" exhibition is made up of nearly one hundred valuable relics.

The exhibition is jointly held by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China and the Ministry of Arts and Culture of South Africa. Later this year, a similar exhibition of South African relics will be held in China.