Hunan Provincial Department of Cultural & Tourism

Special exhibition about Queen Yuyang opens

2024-07-23

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A special exhibition titled “Princess from Chang’an - Queen Yuyang of Changsha Kingdom in the Han Dynasty and Her Era” opened at the Changsha Museum on the evening of July 22.

This exhibition mainly displays objects excavated from the tomb of Queen Yuyang of the Changsha Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-25CE), one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 1993. It showcases the latest research findings related to the unearthed relics of the Changsha Kingdom in recent years.

About 200 pieces of precious cultural relics, including gold, silver, jade, bronze, wooden lacquer and pottery wares, have been meticulously selected. The exhibition aims to reproduce the prosperous era of the Changsha Kingdom in the Han Dynasty, a time marked by social unity, abundant resources and affluence.

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Special exhibition about Queen Yuyang opens