Chinese, Italian museums hold exhibition on civilizations formed by great rivers

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Chinese, Italian museums hold exhibition on civilizations formed by great rivers

STORY: Chinese, Italian museums hold exhibition on civilizations formed by great rivers DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:42 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The exhibition titled "Civilizations of the Great Rivers" is being held in Ningbo Museum in east China's Zhejiang Province. Approximately 200 cultural relics are on display in the exhibition, including 108 cultural artifacts from four Italian museums, and artifacts from 13 Chinese cultural institutions. Items on show include seals and pottery from the Euphrates-Tigris river basin; mummified animals and painted wooden coffins from ancient Egypt; painted Harappan pottery from the Indus River Valley; and colorful pottery, jade articles, bronze ware and porcelain dating back to early Chinese history from the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. "By displaying artifacts from different civilizations that formed by great rivers in one exhibition, we hope to help people und

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