The Chinese people will soon have a taste of chivalric art and
culture in Beijing when weaponry from the Royal Armoury Museum in
Madrid goes on display from Oct. 29 as part of the "Year of Spanish
Culture", the Palace Museum announced on Thursday.
"This results from significant dialogues and cooperative efforts
between the Imperial Palace, the late Chinese royal palace, and the
Spanish palace," said a spokesman of the Palace Museum, in the
Forbidden City, home of royal families of the Ming and Qing
Dynasties (1368-1912).
A total of 150 items will be on display, depicting the historic
development of chivalric culture and the role it played in the
Spanish history.
The show will also present 22 Chinese works of art collected and
stored by the Spanish royal family, the spokesman said, adding that
Chinese artworks were favored by European aristocrats for
centuries, ever since China and Spain began conducting frequent
exchanges after the 16th Century.
The exhibition, held in the hall of the Meridian Gate of the
Forbidden City, will run through Jan. 6, 2008.
(Xinhua News Agency September 28, 2007)
