‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’ exhibition unveiled at Chinese National Museum

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By CGTN’s Sun Wei & Zhang Song

The exhibition "A History of the World in 100 Objects", the most anticipated cultural event of this year, opened on Wednesday at Beijing's National Museum of China.

The show is organized in partnership with London's British Museum. Based on the popular historical book of the same name, the exhibition highlights the objects that were carefully selected from over eight million items in the British Museum's collection.

British staff checks the Bronze gui, (Kang hou gui) a ritual food vessel in Chinese Early Western Zhou dynasty (1050-770 BC), on February 15, 2017. /CFP Photo

Contrary to what the title suggests, there are actually over 200 relics on display.

The exhibition is divided into eight categories, such as the civilizations of ancient Egypt, ancient India, and ancient Babylon.

British staff checks the antique “the Lewis Chessmen” on February 15, 2017. /CFP Photo

Nine pieces of Chinese items have been chosen to represent the Chinese civilization. The Flood Tablet and the Lachish Reliefs unearthed in Iraq are the most expensive in support value.

The exhibit will run for two months, and the entrance fee is 50 RMB per person.

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