Hong Kong Museum of History

The exhibition features more than 210 exhibits, which consist of jade ware, textiles, sancai figurines, gold and silver ware, bronze ware and large-scale murals. Over half of the exhibits from Shaanxi, Henan, Gansu and Xinjiang on the Mainland are classified as grade-one national treasures, including the "Gold mythical beast", "Gilt bronze silkworm" and "Mural of camel and Central Asian cameleer".

More than 50 exhibits of precious artefacts from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are also presented to illustrate the unique cultural and religious customs in the regions. The exhibits include a replica of "Clothing and weaponry of the Golden Man", "Altar with figures of horsemen and animals" and "Buddhist stone carving".

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The exhibition is one of the events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR and will run until March 5, 2018. It is jointly presented by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and jointly organised by the Hong Kong Museum of History, the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, the Gansu Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Bureau of Cultural Heritage, the Luoyang Administration of Cultural Heritage, and the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with co-ordination by the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition "Miles upon Miles: World Heritage along the Silk Road" was held today (November 28) at the Hong Kong Museum of History. Photo shows the grade-one national treasure "Gold mythical beast".

Large-scale exhibition on Silk Road showcases grade-one national treasures (with photos). Ends/Tuesday, November 28, 2017