The Chinese people will soon have a taste of chivalric art and culture in Beijing when weaponry from the Royal Armoury Museum in Madrid goes on display from Oct. 29 as part of the "Year of Spanish Culture", the Palace Museum announced on Thursday.

"This results from significant dialogues and cooperative efforts between the Imperial Palace, the late Chinese royal palace, and the Spanish palace," said a spokesman of the Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, home of royal families of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912).

A total of 150 items will be on display, depicting the historic development of chivalric culture and the role it played in the Spanish history.

The show will also present 22 Chinese works of art collected and stored by the Spanish royal family, the spokesman said, adding that Chinese artworks were favored by European aristocrats for centuries, ever since China and Spain began conducting frequent exchanges after the 16th Century.

The exhibition, held in the hall of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, will run through Jan. 6, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency September 28, 2007)