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Exhibition shines China-France cultural exchange of 300 years ago

CGTN

Visitors watch the exhibition
Visitors watch the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /IC

Visitors watch the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /IC

A pocket watch is displayed during the exhibition
A pocket watch is displayed during the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /IC

A pocket watch is displayed during the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /IC

A China made gold-plated silver coffee pot is seen at the exhibition
A China made gold-plated silver coffee pot is seen at the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" on April 1, 2024. /CFP

A China made gold-plated silver coffee pot is seen at the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" on April 1, 2024. /CFP

A porcelain stool is displayed during the exhibition
A porcelain stool is displayed during the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /CFP

A porcelain stool is displayed during the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /CFP

Visitors watch the exhibition
Visitors watch the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /IC

Visitors watch the exhibition "The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: Exchanges Between China and France in the 17th and 18th Centuries" at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 1, 2024. /IC

"The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles" exhibition kicked off at the beginning of April at the Palace Museum in Beijing.

This exhibition highlights the exchanges between China and France in the 17th and 18th centuries, and displays around 200 collections including paintings, clocks, scientific instruments, porcelain and other cultural relics from the two countries.

As a key project in the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism in 2024, the exhibition also marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France.

The exhibition will open to the public until the end of June.

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