Chinese seal culture highlighted at Jining exhibition
The first Chinese Seal Culture Exhibition opens at the Confucius Museum in Jining, a culturally-rich city in East China's Shandong province, on March 20. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
The exhibition displays a wide range of top Chinese seal works, including more than 200 valuable seal relics, calligraphy artworks, paintings, and seal engraving objects. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
The event aims to provide a platform for Chinese seal culture exchanges, highlight the history of Chinese seal culture, and explore its modern values. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
A seal relic for a salt official in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) is exhibited at the Confucius Museum. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
A visitor learns about the history of seal culture at the exhibition. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
An experience area is also set up at the exhibition for visitors to try seal engraving. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
A student from a seal engraving group of Qufu Kuiwen Middle School showcases the seal engraving technique. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]
The exhibition lasts until March 31. [Photo by Liu Chuan/chinadaily.com.cn]