Treasures of Ancient China” launched in New Delhi:
An exhibition “Treasures of Ancient China” was inaugurated by the Minister of Culture, Kumari Selja on February 19, 2011 in New Delhi in the presence of Zhang Yan, Chinese Ambassador to India and officials of State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China and Art Exhibitions China. The exhibition has been organized by Archaeological Survey of India in collaboration with the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China and Art Exhibitions China as its executing agency. Ninety-five Chinese artefacts will be showcased representing Chinese culture from the Neolithic period (about 10,000 BC) to the Qing dynastic period.
Since last two millenniums, India and China, located across the towering Himalayas, have interacted mutually and together have influenced Asia and even the world making outstanding contribution in the field of art and culture. The ancient silk route and the introduction of Buddhism from India to China were some important connections between the two countries in ancient times. Fa-Hien (4th century AD), Hiuen Tsang (7th century AD) and I-Tsang (10th century AD) are some important Chinese travellers to India whose travel accounts form important basic source materials for Indian history. Indian monksKasyapa Matanga and Dharmaraksha went to China in 68 AD on white horses carrying Buddhist scriptures and established the first Buddhist temple in China namely the White Horse Temple at Luoyang, then China’s Capital.
The exhibition currently on display at the National Museum, New Delhi till 20th March 2011 will also travel to three other venues in India as per the following schedule: a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum), Mumbai in Apr-Jun, 2011; b) Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad in Jun-Aug, 2011; and c) National Library, Kolkata from Sept-Nov 2011.
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