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"Treasures of Tibet: Exhibition of Tibetan Gardening" [Photo/Gardensmuseum.cn]

"Treasures of Tibet: Exhibition of Tibetan Gardening" opened on May 16 at the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture, Beijing, capital of China, Chinanews.com reported.

Hundreds of precious cultural relics from the Norbulinka in southwest China’s Tibet have been transported to Beijing for the first large-scale gardening heritage show.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region this year, the exhibition was put on aiming to further promote national unity and cultural exchanges between ethnic Han and Tibetan people, as well as the protection of historical and cultural heritage.

The exhibition showcases 108 pieces of Tibetan cultural relics from the Norbulinka including Thangka, Buddhist statues and scriptures, and articles of daily use in the palace.

Notable artefacts are the stupas containing relics of the Buddha and eminent monks, vajry pestle, butter lamps, skull-bead rosaries and Tshatsha. Besides, on display are also several items that were used by the successive Dalai Lamas.

The free exhibition will last for three months until August 16.

The Norbulinka was built in the mid-18th century during the seventh Dalai Lama Kelzang Gyatso’s reign. It was the summer palace of the Dalai Lamas, as well as the largest Tibetan garden-style palace architecture of its kind in Tibet. In 2001, it was listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site.