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Maritime Silk Road exhibition at Forbidden City

The latest exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing, titled The Forbidden City and the Maritime Silk Road, features a total of 140 pieces and sets related to cultural treasures of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.

The items on display include ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, books, gold and silverware, timepieces, scientific instruments and weapons. The relics are mainly from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, which were gifts from envoys and missionaries, tributes from officials, royal court items, and replicas made in ancient workshops.

Learn more here.

If you go:

8:30 am – 4 pm, through July 8. West Wing of the Tower Gallery in Meridian Gate (Wu Men) of the Palace Museum.

Ticket: 60 yuan (entry ticket for the Palace Museum)

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