MANCHU, THE LAST EMPEROR
Treviso, Casa dei Carraresi
October 29th 2011 - May 13rd 2012

Manchu, the Warrior Dynasty
The Manchu, the final dynasty of the Heavenly Empire, who ruled from 1644 to 1911, will be the subject of the fourth exhibition on China: weapons, the military uniforms of the great emperors Kangxi and Qianlong, the fabulous contents of the Mukden Palace, and the legendary collections of Empress Cixi will be displayed alongside exhibits chronicling the collapse of the Empire and the advent of the Republic.

The epic of the Last Emperor
The personal effects of the last emperor of China, Pu Yi, the subject of Bernardo Bertolucci’s film masterpiece, will be removed for the first time from the imperial palace in Changchun, the capital of the puppet Manchukuò Empire, and displayed at the Casa dei Carraresi. Part of the exhibition will be dedicated to the human epic of the last emperor with historical documents and photographs.

FROM CHINESE COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES EXHIBITS AND DOCUMENTS NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN THE WEST WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE EXHIBITION CONCLUDING THE CYCLE “THE SILK ROAD AND CHINESE CIVILISATION".

The Chinese Government has included the exhibition in the official programme of the “Year of China in Italy” and it is part of the celebrations of forty years of diplomatic relations between Italy and China.

UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
With the assistance of the Veneto Region and the Province of Treviso
Promoters: Fondazione Cassamarca and the Chinese Academy of International Culture
In association with the Italy China Foundation
Main Sponsor: Unicredit

SIGILLUM
Organization of the Great Exhibitions “The Silk Road and Chinese Civilization” 2005-2012
Casa dei Carraresi, Treviso
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