An exhibition of eight categories of artworks exported from Guangdong province during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is on display in Shanxi Museum from Sept 5 to Nov 9. The exhibits include a collection from Guangdong Provincial Museum, including Guangdong embroidery, Kwon-glazed porcelain, silverware and lacquer ware. A total of 89 pieces/sets of Guangdong artworks display the "Chinoiseries" from the ancient marine Silk Road.

A visitors admires Kwon-glazed porcelain at the exhibition at the Shanxi Provincial Museum on Sept 5. [Photo by Fan Minda/Xinhua]

"These artworks reflected both traditional Chinese charm and Guangdong's aesthetic. They were also taken some characteristics of European artworks. They have once became a kind of fashion in Western," explained Xiao Haiming, deputy head of the Guangdong Provincial Museum.

A folding fan exported from Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty is exhibited in Shanxi Provincial Museum on Sept 5. [Photo by Fan Minda/Xinhua]

Guangdong has always been an important hub for China's overseas trade since the Han Dynasty (206BC-220). Innumerable Chinese products, including the three famous Chinese goods – silk, porcelain and tea – and artworks were exported to Europe and America from Guangdong during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Exported Guangdong paintings are on display in Shanxi Provincial Museum on Sept 5. [Photo by Fan Minda/Xinhua]

Since the new museum's establishment in 2010, the Guangdong Provincial Museum has worked to collect artworks that have been exported during the Qing Dynasty from countries like France, the UK and the US.

A visitor takes a photo of a teapot during the Qing Dynasty in Shanxi Provincial Museum on Sept 5. [Photo by Fan Minda/Xinhua]