National Museum springs into season

Jade butterfly pendants from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties can be seen above the Baihua Tu (Scroll Painting of One Hundred Flowers), a masterpiece by Zou Yigui, a favored official and painter at the court of Emperor Qianlong, who took particular delight in Zou's floral paintings.

A variety of flowers from different seasons are detailed in delicate brushwork and graceful colors on the 8-meter-long scroll.

"It is an occasion to show how people captured beauty in works of art, and imbued it with cultural connotations. The aesthetic spectacle is timeless," Zhuge says.