Cartography Methods and Tools in Ancient China
	Introduction of the Landscape Map of the Silk Road
	Display of Landscape Map of the Silk Road
	Animated Landscape Map of the Silk Road
	Feature China Maps and Hong Kong Maps
	Interactive Exhibits

Display of Landscape Map of the Silk Road

Intelligent SandBox – Create different landforms by making use of Augmented Reality technology and learn more about contour lines

Animated Landscape Map of the Silk Road – Through vivid animations the everyday activities of people who lived along the Silk Road are brought to life

Hong Kong in Blue and Green Landscape Painting Style – Create your own blue and green landscape painting of Hong Kong

Special Lecture

National Treasure Returns Home

Date: 8-12-2018 (Sat)
Time: 3:45pm – 5:15pm
Speaker: Prof. Lin Meicun (Professor, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University)
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum
Language: Putonghua
Free admission on a first come, first served basis

Abstract:
The Landscape Map of the Silk Road is a traditional Chinese map drawn on a silk handscroll, with dimensions of about 30-metre long and 0.6-metre wide. The map depicted the Silk Road from Jiayu Pass in Gansu province to Tianfang-guo (present-day Mecca in Saudi Arabia) in the Ming dynasty. It was taken overseas in the 1930s and has now returned home. A Hong Kong entrepreneur purchased the map and subsequently donated it to The Palace Museum. The lecture will introduce the story of homecoming of the Landscape Map of the Silk Road.