About 630 pieces of valuable cultural relics have been on
display at an exhibition here to elaborate the ups and downs of
China on the road towards national revival since 1840.
The exhibition, named "Road of Revival," opened to the public
since Saturday and have attracted lots of visitors.
One of the collection was a gold-plating chime bell, seized by
the British troops from the Temple of Heaven when armies of eight
western powers invaded Beijing in 1900.
The bell, left in India by British, was returned to China as a
symbol of friendship between China and India in 1996.
Other interesting exhibits included the first Chinese version of
Manifesto of the Communist Party, the crystal eagle that former
U.S. President Ronald Reagan presented to late Chinese leader Deng
Xiaoping and the returned capsule of Shenzhou 5, China's first
manned spaceship.
"The exhibition is impressive. I learned a lot and hope more
young people will watch it and know more about the country's
history," a Beijing resident wrote in the message book of the
exhibition.
With plenty of pictures, historical archives and relics, the
exhibition was divided into five chapters in time sequence,
covering all critical moments the nation had undergone since 1840
when the country was forced to open its door to foreign powers
after the defeat in the Opium War.
The exhibition, sponsored by the Publicity Department of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will last about
two months.
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(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2007)