On the night of August 3rd, The NLC’s Map Collection of Three Hills and Five Gardens& Garden-themed Cultural and Artistic Touring Exhibition openedat LongfuCultural Center in Beijing.

Composed of four parts, the exhibition, displays dupicatesof representativemaps collected by NLC, garden-themed art piecesfrom contemporary artists, the research findings on the historical documents about theThree Hills and Five Gardens（Longevity Hill, Fragrant Hills Park,Jade Fountain Hill, Summer Palace, Garden of Tranquiity and Brightness, Garden of Everasting Spring, Yuanmingyuan Park), and traditional Chinese paintings,oil paintings, digital paintings and other stylistic paintings bymiddle-aged and young artists.

The Exhibition makes the ancient books and images come alive by combining diverse art forms with historic documents. Meanwhile, it serves as a great spiritual enjoyment to the audience with its interpretation on the landscape spirit and aesthetic interest contained in the Three Hills and Five Gardens.

It is known that the exhibitionwill be closed onSeptember 5th. Apart from Beijing, the touringexhibitionwill be held inanother three places including Tianjin and Shanghai.