Foreign diplomats, scholars visit reform and opening-up exhibit in Beijing
2018-11-20
Foreign visitors look at spacesuits on display at the National Museum of China on Nov 19, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
Expat diplomats, business elites, experts and scholars visited a major exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up at the National Museum of China in downtown Beijing on Monday.
Through historical photos, documents, videos, miniature models and high-tech interactive devices, the exhibition presents the country's major achievements and changes in people's lives since reform and opening-up began in 1978.
Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to China, takes a photo with his portrait drawn by a robot artist at the National Museum of China on Nov 19, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
A foreign visitor stands in front of a robot artist before it draws his portrait at an interactive zone at the National Museum of China on Nov 19, 2018. [Photo by Li Ping/chinadaily.com.cn]
Foreign visitors look at Shanghai's architectural models at the National Museum of China on Nov 19, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
Traditional Chinese calligraphy going digital. On a digital tablet, visitors write Chinese characters using a brush. [Photo by Wang Xuquan/chinadaily.com.cn]
A foreign visitor writes Chinese calligraphy on a digital writing board at the National Museum of China on Nov 19, 2018. [Photo by Li Ping/chinadaily.com.cn]
At the exhibition's technology section, coffee is made by robots. [Photo by Wang Xuquan/chinadaily.com.cn]
Another robot makes coffee for visitors at the National Museum of China on Nov 19, 2018. [Photo by Wang Xuquan/chinadaily.com.cn]
A foreigner tries out an interactive device on Nov 19, 2018, experiencing a two-minute virtual drive on a bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai. [Photo by Li Ping/chinadaily.com.cn]
A digital corridor with scenes from across China. [Photo by Li Ping/chinadaily.com.cn]
