China

A country of superlatives, China fascinates with its vastness, its age-old civilisation and its present-day power. The exhibition offers a complete overview of this Asian giant.

Panel by panel:

• Geography: mountains, deserts, great rivers and megacities
• The major stages of history, from the imperial dynasties to contemporary China
• Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism: the wisdom traditions that shape the country
• An economic power: Shanghai, Shenzhen and opening up to the world
• Literature, poetry, calligraphy and the philosophical classics
• Arts, traditional music and martial arts
• The great environmental challenges

Audience: all ages, from 10. Ideal for: Chinese New Year, a geography or history project, an Asia week.