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Young visitors get up close with the exhibits at the Beijing Tianzhu Huanghuali Art Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Beijing museum showcases some of the finest examples of rosewood furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, Wang Ru reports.
In the late Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, rare huanghuali wood, also known as fragrant rosewood, was one of the preferred materials for making furniture that would be used by Chinese literati.
Wang Shixiang (1914-2009), an antique collector, connoisseur and himself a learned man, defined pieces fashioned from valuable hardwood during the period as Ming furniture, and collected more than 80 examples of it during his lifetime.
Visitors can view his personal collection at the Shanghai Museum. However, the newly opened Beijing Tianzhu Huanghuali Art Museum goes further with its exhibition of Ming furniture, most of which is made of huanghuali wood. The collection comprises 370 pieces, a figure that the museum says is expected to increase in the future.
According to Yu Feng, director of the museum, Ming furniture was mainly made in Beijing, North China's Shanxi province, South China's Guangdong province, and areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River with Suzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, as the center of production. Most exhibits at the museum are Suzhou-style furniture.
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The 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week opens at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok on Oct 25, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
On Oct 25, the opening ceremony of the 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week was held at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok. The event was hosted by the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and received strong support from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Thai Ministry of Culture.
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't impede the enthusiasm for cultural exchange between China and Thailand. This film festival uses live broadcast to present the opening ceremony and host the "China-Thailand Film Exchange and Cooperation Online Seminar". During the film festival, audiences can use the online platform of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok to watch films online, which greatly increases the global reach of the festival.
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Gu Hongxing, director of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and China Tourism Office in Bangkok, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Gu Hongxing, director of Bangkok's China Cultural Center and China Tourism Office, said film can not only introduce one's national culture, but also reflect unique social landscapes. Film has become an important part of cultural exchange between countries and enhance mutual understanding among people around the world.
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Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand 45 years ago, the mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, economic and trade cooperation has expanded, cultural exchanges have become closer, and all-around cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Both China and Thailand have a vast film market. As a traditional project of cultural exchanges between China and Thailand, the Bangkok Chinese Film Festival has laid a solid foundation for film cooperation between the two countries for 15 years and will add new drive to the promotion of cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Thailand.
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Itthiphol Kunplome, Thailand's minister of culture, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Thailand's Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome said in his speech the governments and people of Thailand and China have been in constant exchange. Cooperation in various fields has developed steadily, and the film festival is another important event to further promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. The people of the two countries can promote their understanding of the cultures of both sides through films, and promote friendly relations and cooperation in other perspectives.
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