China is the world’s longest-lived continuous civilisation. In age, the items in this exhibition extend over a period of 5,000 years, from the Neolithic period until the near-contemporary era.
Coastal map of China from the Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644.
The National Palace Museum in Taipei is the inheritor of this artistic tradition. Once the possessions of emperors and aristocrats, the National Palace Museum’s travelling collection is now on display in Au…