Palace Museum's Spring Festival collections of Qing Dynasty exhibited in Macao

Visitor views artifacts at an exhibition named "Auspicious Beginning: Spring Festival Traditions in the Forbidden City" in Macao, south China on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

MACAO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of artifacts associated with Spring Festival traditions and ceremonies of the Qing royal family from the Palace Museum's collections opened on Friday in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).

Named "Auspicious Beginning: Spring Festival Traditions in the Forbidden City," the exhibition features over 100 valuable items of utensils, paintings, clothing and musical instrument to display traditional Spring Festival rituals including worshipping, family reunion, tea feast, as well as recreational activities such as ice-skating games, fireworks and Chinese operas.

Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows an exhibition named "Auspicious Beginning: Spring Festival Traditions in the Forbidden City" in Macao, south China. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Leong Wai Man, director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR government, said she hoped the audience can deepen their knowledge and understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

Zhao Guoying, deputy director of the Palace Museum, said many of the artifacts were on public display in Macao for the first time.

The exhibition will last until March 5.

People visit an exhibition named "Auspicious Beginning: Spring Festival Traditions in the Forbidden City" in Macao, south China on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)