5. Exhibitions Tell Stories

From July to October, a series of cultural exhibitions were held in Beijing. It was seen as a cultural feast China provided to world visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. More than 1,000 cultural relics and treasures from over 70 provincial museums around China were collectively displayed at these exhibitions, which is unprecedented in China's history.

From the terracotta warriors found in the mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (259-210 B.C.) and the jade dress sewn with gold thread of the Han Dynasty (202 B.C. -A.D. 220), to some ancient classic paintings and bronze wares, visitors got to appreciate a number of rare cultural relics that have not even been seen by most Chinese.