Palace Museum unveils display schedule
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Beijing's Palace Museum unveils its yearlong display schedule, including newly opened areas.
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Artisans repair ancient paintings at the museum. [Photo/China Daily] |
A famous 12th-century Chinese painting will return to public display after a three-year hiatus.
Beijing's Palace Museum, located in the Forbidden City, recently announced Along the River During the Qingming Festival will return to public view as part of its celebrations marking its 90 years in operation.
Along the River was drawn by Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), reflecting landscapes of the flourishing city of Bianjing, which is today's Kaifeng in Central China's Henan province.
More than 800 people and 30 ancient construction projects are shown on the scroll, making it a reference material for Song Dynasty (960-1279) studies, in addition to its remarkable aesthetics.
The scroll will be included in an exhibition titled Shiqu Baoji, which is named after an 18th-century catalog of royal paintings and calligraphy works. The museum display, starting from Sept 5, will run for two months and showcase some other rarely seen ancient artworks.
"Almost every piece is a national treasure," Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, said at a news conference last week. "I am sure there will be long lines waiting to see them."
Paintings and calligraphy works created by five emperors from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), are also expected to be presented as exhibits at the museum later this year.
Though Shiqu Baoji will likely be a star draw for visitors, there are as many as 18 major exhibitions planned at the museum through the year, when about 80 percent of the exhibits will be presented for public viewing for the first time in modern China, according to Shan.
An exhibition showing Qing Dynasty royal rituals will be held in a new 2,800-square-meter display hall at Yanchi Lou, a building near the entrance to the museum. This year's repertoire of displays includes royal porcelain articles dug out of China's ancient kilns, old and new cultural relic restoration techniques and old photographs taken at the Forbidden City in the late 19th century.
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