BEIJING: Visitors to the “Roads of Arabia” exhibition currently held at Beijing's National Museum have expressed admiration for the archaeological pieces on display, saying they give the Chinese people an opportunity to learn firsthand about Arab culture.
The exhibition is drawing a large of visitors daily.
Liao Shi, a Chinese woman visiting the exhibition, expressed admiration for the historical evidence of different periods of time and civilizations on the Arabian Peninsula.
“We, as Chinese, do not have full knowledge of the Arabian culture and civilization, but I saw at this exhibition artifacts dating back about 8,000 years, and I admire the depth of the Arab civilization and its great historical legacy,” she said.
Among the visitors to the exhibition was Chinese TV personality Jiang Hao Yu, who hosts a program on civilizations on CCTV.
He said the reason for his visit to the Beijing's National Museum of China was not only to see the Chinese antiquities, but also to “get acquainted with the Arab civilization that came from the other side of the world.”
He said the Saudi artifacts on display at the expo highlight the cultural and historical heritage of the Arabian Peninsula, which is largely unknown to the Chinese. It bridges the cultural gap between the Arab and Chinese civilizations.
A member of a Chinese Muslim minority said: “I was keen to be at the Beijing's National Museum while it showcases Saudi archaeological masterpieces which represent multiple eras on the Arabian Peninsula where Islam emerged. We here, as a Muslim minority, are keen to keep track of all that highlights the historical legacy of the Islamic and Arab civilization and show it to others who have no idea about the civilization that changed the course of the entire world.”
The exhibition contains 466 rare masterpieces that are proof of the civilization and cultural heritage of Saudi Arabia. The artifacts cover the period from prehistory to pre-Islamic era, then the early, middle, and late Arabian kingdoms and civilizations. It continues to the Islamic period until the establishment of the Kingdom throughout its three stages until the reign of King Abdulaziz.
Beijing is the first stop of the exhibition in Asia and the 11th in the world.
It went to four European countries and five cities in the United States. The exhibition in Beijing is being held under the sponsorship of Saudi Aramco.
The exhibition is drawing a large of visitors daily.
Liao Shi, a Chinese woman visiting the exhibition, expressed admiration for the historical evidence of different periods of time and civilizations on the Arabian Peninsula.
“We, as Chinese, do not have full knowledge of the Arabian culture and civilization, but I saw at this exhibition artifacts dating back about 8,000 years, and I admire the depth of the Arab civilization and its great historical legacy,” she said.
Among the visitors to the exhibition was Chinese TV personality Jiang Hao Yu, who hosts a program on civilizations on CCTV.
He said the reason for his visit to the Beijing's National Museum of China was not only to see the Chinese antiquities, but also to “get acquainted with the Arab civilization that came from the other side of the world.”
He said the Saudi artifacts on display at the expo highlight the cultural and historical heritage of the Arabian Peninsula, which is largely unknown to the Chinese. It bridges the cultural gap between the Arab and Chinese civilizations.
A member of a Chinese Muslim minority said: “I was keen to be at the Beijing's National Museum while it showcases Saudi archaeological masterpieces which represent multiple eras on the Arabian Peninsula where Islam emerged. We here, as a Muslim minority, are keen to keep track of all that highlights the historical legacy of the Islamic and Arab civilization and show it to others who have no idea about the civilization that changed the course of the entire world.”
The exhibition contains 466 rare masterpieces that are proof of the civilization and cultural heritage of Saudi Arabia. The artifacts cover the period from prehistory to pre-Islamic era, then the early, middle, and late Arabian kingdoms and civilizations. It continues to the Islamic period until the establishment of the Kingdom throughout its three stages until the reign of King Abdulaziz.
Beijing is the first stop of the exhibition in Asia and the 11th in the world.
It went to four European countries and five cities in the United States. The exhibition in Beijing is being held under the sponsorship of Saudi Aramco.
