The Hong Kong Palace Museum showcases treasures from the Palace of Versailles and The Forbidden City in a unique exhibition examining Sino-French cultural exchanges during the 17th and 18th centuries. Marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between France and China, it reveals how Louis XIV and Emperor Kangxi’s courtiers fostered artistic and cultural partnerships despite never meeting. The exhibition features significant artifacts like a Pascaline calculator and illustrates how Jesuit missionaries bridged the gap between these two imperial cultures, enhancing mutual curiosity and understanding.
"The exhibition highlights a period of significant cultural and artistic exchange between the two nations, illustrating how 17th and 18th-century diplomacy fostered mutual curiosity."
"Despite the vast geographical distance between the two imperial palaces, and the fact that the rulers of the two nations never met, the royal courts held immense curiosity for one another."
"Louis XIV's decision to dispatch six Jesuit missionaries to China as the 'King's Mathematicians' marked a significant diplomatic gesture, facilitating unprecedented cultural interaction."
"The show marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China, celebrating a legacy of cultural collaboration over centuries."
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