Jul 14, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments
*Today, we’ll talk about a new exhibition at the National Museum of China that tells the story of history’s ‘most spoiled child’, a girl whose tomb was sealed with her grandmother’s curse. And…
Scott PruittHost
[dramatic music] The National Museum of China is transporting visitors back more than one thousand four hundred years with Discoveries at Li Jingxun's Tomb: A Glimpse into Sixth and Seventh Century China.
The exhibition, which began in April and lasts until October eighth, draws on burial artifacts and historical documents discovered from the tomb of a young girl from the Sui dynasty, five eighty-one to six eighteen, which reunified China after nearly three hundred years of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent flourishing of the Tang dynasty, lasting from six eighteen to nine oh seven.
The exhibited treasures, including gold and silverware, jade artifacts, glassware, silk textiles, and exquisite jewelry that blend Persian and Central Asian artistry, offer far more than a glimpse into the poignant life story of a child.
They open a unique window into the broader cultural landscape of sixth and seventh century China, a cosmopolitan age when the Silk Road brought Persian gold and silver, Indian jewelry, and Central Asian craftsmen to the heart of the Middle Kingdom.
[dramatic music] The National Museum of China is transporting visitors back more than one thousand four hundred years with Discoveries at Li Jingxun's Tomb: A Glimpse into Sixth and Seventh Century China.
The exhibition, which began in April and lasts until October eighth, draws on burial artifacts and historical documents discovered from the tomb of a young girl from the Sui dynasty, five eighty-one to six eighteen, which reunified China after nearly three hundred years of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent flourishing of the Tang dynasty, lasting from six eighteen to nine oh seven.
The exhibited treasures, including gold and silverware, jade artifacts, glassware, silk textiles, and exquisite jewelry that blend Persian and Central Asian artistry, offer far more than a glimpse into the poignant life story of a child.
They open a unique window into the broader cultural landscape of sixth and seventh century China, a cosmopolitan age when the Silk Road brought Persian gold and silver, Indian jewelry, and Central Asian craftsmen to the heart of the Middle Kingdom.
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