Rare chance for Hongkongers to visit exhibition showcasing Tang dynasty treasures
Exhibition includes silver coins, travel documents, ceramics and figurines, as well as 29 significant Tang artefacts unearthed in Hong Kong
Nearly 300 well-preserved exhibits from 28 museums and institutions in mainland China have gone on show in Hong Kong in a rare showcase of the prosperous Tang dynasty (618-907), with new incentives to encourage student visits.
Themed “Tang Vogue Beyond the Horizons: A Golden Era of Multicultural Integration and Openness”, the exhibition has been organised by the Antiquities and Monuments Office and is running at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre in Kowloon Park in Tsim Sha Tsui until the end of the year.
In addition to the dynasty’s signature tricoloured glazed pottery in yellow, brown and green, the exhibition includes artefacts that are relatively well preserved in colour and texture as well as some unearthed in Hong Kong.
It is the biggest exhibition with the largest number of precious artefacts since a collaborative agreement over archaeology and built heritage was signed in 2022 between the Development Bureau and the mainland’s National Cultural Heritage Administration.
“Visitors can take a close look at all these chosen relics without the need to travel to 28 museums and institutions in mainland China,” Susanna Siu Lai-kuen, chief heritage executive of the bureau, told the Post in an interview.
The exhibition features 298 pieces and sets of exhibits in eight sections, ranging from silver coins, travel documents, architectural fragments and fabrics to drinking games, paintings, calligraphy, hairpins, ceramics and figurines.