Date: Saturday 16 November 2024
Registration: 13:15 – 13:30
Guided viewing: 13:30 – 14:15
Place: Gallery 8, Hong Kong Palace Museum
Related lecture: 15:00 – 16:00 (See link below for separate registration)
The Oriental Ceramic Society is delighted to announce an exclusive guided viewing of the special exhibition “Bank of China (Hong Kong) Presents: The Origins of Chinese Civilisation” at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, with Dr Wang Shengyu.
This exhibition features the excavates of the “Project to Trace the Origins of Chinese Civilisation” (the Project) as well as important archaeological discoveries in the centennial modern Chinese archaeology. In 2002, China launched the Project, which has yielded remarkable results over the past two decades, mapping out the historical trajectory of the origins of Chinese civilisation. The Project, through archaeological surveys and studies, has showcased the tangible continuity of the civilisation and the diversity of its origins. It reveals how different regions and cultures interacted with one another, and eventually merged into a cohesive whole, forming the “diversity in unity” developmental pattern of the Chinese people.
In this exhibition, over one hundred exhibits come from fourteen archaeological institutions and museums in the Mainland and Hong Kong, covering nine archaeological cultures and nine major archaeological sites. It is one of the most comprehensive exhibitions in recent years dedicated to exploring the origins and achievements of Chinese civilisation.
The exhibition is jointly organised by the HKPM and Art Exhibitions China, and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong), the Museum’s strategic partner.
Dr Shengyu Wang, Associate Curator at the HKPM, is a China Oxford Scholarship Fund awardee with a DPhil in archaeology from the University of Oxford, focusing on tomb and ritual art in early imperial China. At the HKPM, she has been co-curating special exhibitions including the “Gazing at Sanxingdui: New Archaeological Discoveries in Sichuan” opened in 2023.
Please note that all visitors will receive individual ticket for entry to the Special Exhibition. Pre-registration is required. Drop-ins will not be entertained.
* The prices include entry ticket to the museum and ticketholders can visit other exhibitions after the tour.
** Please note that guided tour reservation will be closed on 14 November at 23:59.
BONUS: A related lecture by Dr Wang and Dr Kin Sum Li will take place following this guided tour. Learn more and register for this free lecture: “From Shijiahe to Sanxingdui: Fine Alcohol, Jade and Bronze“