History comes to life

HAVE you ever wanted to travel back through time and see what life was like at the dawn of man? Well, museums can make history come alive. And one museum in particular can take you on a thrilling journey from the beginning of human culture to the present day.
　It is the British Museum. Being one of the largest museums in the world, it is home to over 7 million objects from all the world's continents. While most of us may not have the opportunity to visit London, we can catch a glimpse of the treasures it holds in Beijing. From March 10 to June 10, more than 100 cultural relics will be on display in the Palace Museum.
　Named "Britain and the World", a range of pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, sculptures and many other objects have traveled to China.
　There are several Chinese objects on show. But "they were obtained by the British Museum before 1830 mainly by trade," said Ma Jige, deputy director of the Exhibition Department of the Palace Museum..
　In fact, there are more than 23,000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, including national treasures like gems, artwork and ancient bronze ware objects.
　The museum is famed for its exquisite Chinese paintings. Picture of Lady Officials by Gu Kaizhi, a top painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420), is there. The British Museum also holds 13,700 Buddhist records from the Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province.