Approximately 20 newly-arrived collections from China and France were unveiled on Wednesday in the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s special exhibition The Forbidden City and The Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 

Highlighting a significant chapter of mutual respect, inspiration, and exchange between China and France, the exhibition delves into a range of important antiquities and artifacts that showcase the historical achievements made during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). 

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The curated selection will be open to the public until May 4, 2025, at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

China Daily's Adam Lam took the photos today.