Mirroring Beijing’s Past Glory

If there is one place where you can get an idea of Beijing’s past and culture, it’s the ongoing exhibition of Beijing Cultural Treasures at the Capital Museum.

On display are 285 artifacts divided into 7 categories, namely, porcelain, Buddhist sculptures, jade, gold and silver objects, carvings, calligraphy and painting, and classical furniture. The exhibition opened on July 26, 2008 and has remained a regular exhibition at the Capital Museum ever since.

Porcelain

China boasts a long history of porcelain making. The Song Dynasty (960-1279) was a boom period following the Han (206 BC-220 AD) and the Tang (618-907) dynasties, when porcelain kilns were spread throughout the country and the top five kilns had different strong local flavors.

The exhibits in this part are exhaustive, including works from the top five kilns dating back to a thousand years ago, and will be a rare and beautiful sight for any porcelain lover. Porcelain from Jingdezhen, the hub of Chinese imperial porcelain during the Yuan (1271-1368) and Ming (1644-1911) dynasties, is also available.