HK exhibition shows shared culture

Notable items include the earliest discovered green-glazed barrel tile and board tile from the Nanyue King Museum, colored glass windows and woven bamboo architectural decorative components from the Macao Museum and a carved red sandstone column base from Emperor Chenghua's reign during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) unearthed in Hong Kong.

During the opening ceremony, Tan Ping, director of the China Cultural Relics Exchange Center, said the exhibition delves deep into the development, origins, and artistic features of Lingnan traditional architecture, showcasing the historical process of the style, construction techniques, and influences from the cultural exchange between the northern Central Plains and Lingnan's geographical customs.

He said it presents a vivid and splendid panorama of the integrated diversity of Chinese civilization, highlighting the inter-connectedness and shared roots between Hong Kong, Macao, and the motherland.

Tan further said, "Hong Kong and Macao play an inseparable role in international exchange and cooperation."

Tan revealed that since the first cultural relic exhibition held by the center in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1978 — The Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of The People's Republic of China — the center has hosted over 20 themed shows in the city, with a viewership of 1.5 million people.

And Hong Kong is one of the 50 places that have hosted the 430 cultural exhibitions by the center since its inception.