Rare relics from Three Kingdoms period exhibited in Japan

TOKYO - With 161 precious Chinese cultural relics, the exhibition Three Kingdoms: Unveiling The Story opened to visitors at the Tokyo National Museum in the Japanese capital on July 9.

In order to let Japanese audience have a deeper understanding of the cultural essence of China, and to strengthen the cultural exchanges between the two countries, Chinese and Japanese experts spent three years visiting more than 50 cultural institutions in more than 20 provinces and autonomous regions in China to select the exhibits.

The pieces, including 42 first-grade Chinese cultural relics, are expected to reproduce the historical features of the Three Kingdoms period which lasted from 220 to 280.