BEIJING, January 15. /“Dunyo” IA/. Imperial Palace Museum in China’s Forbidden City Gugong near Tiananmen Square, hosts Uzbekistan – China photo exhibition “Among the vast and distant plains: Archaeological discoveries on the Great Silk Road”, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.
The event was organized by the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan together with the Imperial Palace Museum and the Northwest University of China with the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in China.
The exhibition became the result of the joint work of Uzbekistan – China archaeological expedition to the burial grounds of Sazagan and Rabat. It presents photos of archaeological finds discovered by scientists of the two countries during excavations in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand and Surkhandarya regions.
The discoveries include metal weapons, ceramic vessels, jewelry made of precious and semi-precious stones, gold jewelry, as well as photos of excavations of different types of burials. Hunting and labor tools, jewelry, and ceramics were also found in the burials, which most likely belong to the Kushan period (III-I centuries BC).
The Embassy representatives met with the Deputy Director of the Imperial Palace Museum Lou Wei, who expressed gratitude to the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan for assistance in organizing the exhibition and confirmed his readiness for active cooperation.
