Artifacts from National Museum of China to be displayed in Shenzhen

Jointly built by the Shenzhen Municipal Government, and the National Museum of China, the Qianhai Museum officially opens with free admission for residents. Ten "star artifacts" from the National Museum of China will be on display for a limited time until January.

Qianhai Museum sits on the Qianhai Culture and Arts Peninsula in Shenzhen. The museum has a total floor area of about 126,000 square metres and currently hosts three major exhibitions for free.

Artifacts that travelled south from the National Museum of China, including ten national treasures, will be on limited-time display until January.

The oldest item among them is this boat-shaped painted pottery, made 6,000 to 7,000 years ago.

It was a water container, and its pattern depicts the scene of collecting and drying fishing nets.

This Song-dynasty begonia-shaped porcelain flowerpot is unveiled to the public for the first time.

Using iron and copper, it was fired to achieve a blue-with-red effect.

This "rhinoceros" made in the Western Han period is also popular. It is hollow inside and was used as a wine vessel.

This visitor said the craftsmanship doesn't look like something that could have come from that era.

Quite a lot of gilded edges are carved on it, well arranged, and the whole art piece looks very modern.

And this bronze basin is the largest surviving Western Zhou bronze water vessel.

It looks like a big bathtub, and some scholars speculate it was once used to refrigerate corpses.

This visitor said she finds the artefacts stunning. Her child tried to book a visit to the National Museum, but failed many times.

The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, with 8,000 slots per day.

Visitors can reserve on WeChat seven days ahead of their visit, but tickets are hard to come by during the initial phase of the exhibition.

This visitor said it is very hard to book tickets on the weekends. She thinks it's because everyone is curious.

The museum also sells creative merchandise, presenting bronze vessels and other artifacts in the form of plush toys.

{Samantha Lo, TVB news, Shenzhen}

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