An exhibition entitled "Ancient Taoist Art from Shanxi Province" is presented in the Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong (UHK).
The exhibition, the first in Hong Kong to show Taoist relics found in Shanxi Province, displays over 60 works of Taoist art illustrating many facets of Taoist religion dating from the Tang (618-907) to the Qing (1644-1911) dynasty.
The relics include paintings, porcelain, lacquerware as well as carvings in stone, wood, jade and bronze, which are all on loan from museums in Shanxi Province.
Taoism is one of China's most important philosophical and religious doctrines and still widely practiced today.
To coincide with the exhibition, a series of public lectures have been organized to promote the understanding of Taoist art.
The exhibition, jointly organized by UHK, Administration of Cultural Relics of Shanxi Province and the Taoist Association of Hong Kong, is free for admission and will last until June 23.
(Xinhua News Agency April 14, 2003)
