Tang treasures

The excavation of two urns containing gold, silver, jade and other wares dating to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), in 1970, in Shaanxi province, stunned the world. The discovery, named after the Hejiacun village where the treasure pots were unearthed, widely opened people's eyes and minds to the glorious days of the Tang era, a powerful time in Chinese history.

Objects from the Hejiacun treasure trove, especially these gold ones with a variety of pattens, always catch the attention of people visiting Shaanxi History Museum, in Xi'an, where they are housed.

Now, several Hejiacun treasures are on display at Tian Xia Chang An, an exhibition at Hebei Museum, in Shijiazhuang, in collaboration with Shaanxi History Museum, where a variety of artifacts shows the different aspects of the society and culture of the Tang Dynasty. It zooms in on the construction of the imperial city of Chang'an, its booming economy and exchanges with other cultures along the ancient Silk Road. The exhibition runs until Aug 18.

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