Exhibition reflects history of mirrors

A mirror is not only a common apparatus in daily life. It also reflects techniques, aesthetics and lifestyles.

Vintage mirrors form a large category in the collection of the National Museum of China in Beijing, the oldest dating back to the late stage of the Neolithic Age. 

Mirrors of Eternity, an exhibition at the National Museum through March 24, offers a glimpse of the richness and diversity of bronze mirrors made in ancient China.

On show are more than 260 such fine objects from the museum's collection, which over an overview of the progress of bronze melting and casting techniques over centuries. They also reveal the cultural implications and moral beliefs embodied in mirrors, as well as exchanges between ancient China and the world.