Hong Kong Palace Museum welcomes donation of 946 artifacts

(ECNS) -- The Hong Kong Palace Museum received 946 pieces of ancient Chinese gold and silver artifacts donated by the Mengdiexuan Collection. The donation ceremony was held at Government House of Hong Kong on Tuesday.

This donation will make the Hong Kong Palace Museum a top museum of its kind and lay a solid foundation for building a world-class collection. It also carries far-reaching significance for Hong Kong to develop into a cultural and artistic hub between China and other countries, said Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in her speech at the ceremony.

The ancient Chinese gold and silver artifacts from the Mengdiexuan Collection have been exhibited in many museums in Europe, America and Hong Kong. The donations included horses, vehicles and tomb ornaments of nobles from the Eurasian steppe, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Central Plains, which span 3,000 years and demonstrate life among different ethnic groups, regions and cultures in ancient times, said Lam.

She added that the current HKSAR government attaches great importance to culture and art. With the opening of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Xiqu Centre, the M+ Museum and the Hong Kong Palace Museum, a new pattern of Hong Kong's culture and art has gradually developed.

Hong Kong will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its return to China with a brand-new look.

Mengdiexuan is the collection workshop name of famous collectors Lu Yinyin and Zhu Weiji.