TALE OF TWO CITIES
A new exhibition at the Capital Museum about Tokyo and Beijing's development in the 18th-century is the result of a new cultural exchange framework, Wang Kaihao reports
The two capital cities of Beijing and Edo (today's Tokyo) were at the zenith of civilization in East Asia during the 18th century. Their urban histories can be explored at an ongoing exhibition at Beijing's Capital Museum which offers an up-close look at daily life in both cities back then.
About 180 artifacts are being displayed at The Metropolises and the Prosperities within Edo and Beijing in the 18th Century to tell this tale of two cities. Two thirds of the exhibits are on loan from the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum in the Japanese capital, while the rest come from the collections of the Capital Museum. The exhibition will run through Oct 7.
