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2024.07.10 16:14 GMT+8

Precious relics feature in stories about ancient Maritime Silk Road

Updated 2024.07.10 16:14 GMT+8
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Relics related to the ancient Maritime Silk Road is displayed at the Hankow Customs House Museum, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, July 7, 2024. /CFP

Relics related to the ancient Maritime Silk Road is displayed at the Hankow Customs House Museum, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, July 7, 2024. /CFP

Relics related to the ancient Maritime Silk Road is displayed at the Hankow Customs House Museum, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, July 7, 2024. /CFP

An exhibition featuring relics related to the ancient Maritime Silk Road is held at the Hankow Customs House Museum in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, July 7, 2024. /CFP

A visitor takes photos at an exhibition held at the Hankow Customs House Museum in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, July 7, 2024. /CFP

Co-sponsored by the Hankow Customs House Museum and the China Maritime Museum, a special exhibition was held at the Hankow Customs House Museum in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It features more than 70 rare and precious cultural relics – from porcelain and lacquerware to ivory carvings, silverware and fans – exported during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The exhibition presents these stories of encounters and communication between Chinese and foreign civilizations along the ancient Maritime Silk Road.

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