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HONG

BLIC LIBRAR

MUSEUM

Hong Kong is in a unique position to record and study Chinese history and culture. In the City Museum and Art Gallery, special exhibitions and displays are held regularly with exhibits from overseas, local collectors and the museum's own collections. The museum's collection of Chinese ceramics contains some fine examples of this tradi- tional art and local archaeological collections provide an interesting record of the region's past. Also frequently displayed are prints, engravings and photographs form- ing a unique record of early Sino-British contacts. Above a Chinese dish with a scene from a popular story. Ching dynasty, Yung Ching (1723–35).