On July 11th, the “Miles Apart, Close at Heart—Commemorating the 620th Anniversary of Zheng He’s Voyage China-Indonesia Cultural Exchange Exhibition” opened at the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics (Jakarta) in Indonesia. With the theme of “Miles Apart, Close at Heart”, the exhibition is divided into four major sections: “A Maritime Epic, The Grand Voyages’’, “Traces of the Fleet, Silk Road Across the Seas”, “Treasures Embraced, Civilizations in Dialogue”, “Guided by the Legacy, Steering Toward the Future”. The exhibits cover ancient books, inscriptions on tablets and rubbings, shipbuilding tools, nautical charts, shipwreck porcelain, video material, etc., systemically presenting the grand scene of Zheng He’s voyages to the western ocean, the prosperous scene of the Maritime Silk Road, the integration and symbiosis of Chinese and Indonesian cultures, and the new chapter of the contemporary Maritime Silk Road.

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