A boy looks at a jade suit sewn with gold thread from Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-25 A.D.) during the exhibition "Chinese Memory-treasures of a 5000-year Civilization" at the Capital Museum in Beijing, Aug. 12, 2008. A total of 169 of the best pieces from 55 museums across China were on display here from July 29 to Oct. 7

A young lady looks at an ancient bronze relic traced back to over 2,000 years on the exhibition "Chinese Memory-treasures of a 5000-year Civilization" at the Capital Museum in Beijing, Aug. 12, 2008. A total of 169 of the best pieces from 55 museums across China were on display here from July 29 to Oct. 7.

A bronze lamp from Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A.D.-220 A.D.)

a blue and white porcelain from the Yongzheng period (1723 A.D.-1735 A.D.) of Qing Dynasty (1644 A.D.-1911 A.D.)