"The first major international exhibition held by the National Museum of China after the completion of the museum's renovation and expansion. The exhibition is an art gala presented to Chinese and foreign viewers by the national Museum of China in collaboration wiht the the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and the Bayerische Staatsgem©Þldesammlungen Munich. Nearly 600 works are on display."--preface.