A poster for the art exhibition. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

An exhibition of the cultural relics and archaeological achievements in Central China and the Jiangnan region opened at the Wuxi Museum, Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, on March 5 and will run until June 4.

An exhibit at the art exhibition. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

One hundred and ten cultural relics from the Bronze Age unearthed in Central China and the basin of the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers are on display at the ongoing exhibition.

These exhibits are divided into three categories, highlighting the culture in northern and southern China.

The Wuxi Museum also uses the inscriptions on these cultural relics and relevant documents related to notable exhibits, including the sword of the king of the state of Wu and a bronze tripod of the Princess Wu of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), to show the political and cultural integration of vassal states during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods.

Most of the exhibits come from the Henan Museum, a national comprehensive museum in Zhengzhou. Henan province is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, while Wuxi is a birthplace of Wu culture, a crucial part of Chinese civilization.

Exhibits at the art exhibition. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

Immersive and interactive experiences, digital art and installation art are also available at the exhibition to enrich the visitor experience.

At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, the Wuxi Museum issued digital copies of the sword of the king of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC).

Archaeologists such as Zhao Haitao from the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences were invited to discuss the source of the civilization of the Xia Dynasty (c.21st century-16th century BC), Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC), and Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256 BC) that same day.

Visitors admire cultural relics on display at the art exhibition. [Photo/jnews]

Moving forward, Wuxi will further explore the source of regional civilization and Wu culture and carry out archaeological investigations on the prehistoric culture of the western part of Taihu Lake and the history of the city's early civilization.

Du Xiaogang, Party secretary of Wuxi, attended the opening ceremony. Tang Wei, director of the National Center for Archaeology of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, Shi Feng, deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and Qin Yongxin, vice-mayor of Wuxi, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.