Exhibition overview
This major exhibition offers visitors the chance to encounter
artefacts from one of the most important and influential
civilisations in world history.
China: Journey to the East spans 3,000
years of Chinese history and culture, exploring themes of play and
performance, technology, belief and festivals, food and drink, and
language and writing.
China has been a major influence on many parts of the world
through trade and the movement of peoples. Chinese Diaspora
communities form a vital part of the history of many other
countries, including Britain.
This unique exhibition features over 100 objects from the
British Museum, the largest loan of Chinese material the Museum has
made in the UK.
The exhibition also includes objects from collections at some of
the partner museums and from elsewhere within their regions.
This is the second in a series of British Museum travelling
exhibitions designed to offer students, teachers and families
around the country the chance to encounter objects from the major
civilisations in world history.
For information about the first touring exhibition in this
series, Ancient
Greeks: Athletes, Warriors
and Heroes.