1 . The Brooklyn Museum has accumulated one of the largest and most diverse collections in the United States. Its holdings range from the ancient to the contemporary and include almost all the world’s main cultures, reflecting the long history of art.

The Museum is committed to making its collections accessible to the widest possible audience, and this site is an important part of that process. We intend to continue to expand the number of works of art. We are making every effort to ensure that the information provided about our collection is accurate and up-to-date.

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Collection

You'll find a wealth of information about many of the objects in our rich holdings. We hope these pages will inspire you to explore further—both here and in our galleries.

For a variety of reasons, including conservation concerns and the lending of works to other institutions, not all the objects illustrated here are on view at any one time. You can find the location of specific objects by accessing their individual records.

The design and colors of the Beijing Winter Olympic Villages reflect Chinese aesthetics (美学). The city     1     (see) 288 days of good air quality last year, up by 112 days from 2013. In history, Beijing 2022 is the first Games     2     all venues (场地) are powered by clean energy and Beijing is the first city in the world     3     (host) both the Summer and Winter Games. Passenger vehicles used for the Games’ official transport service are powered by renewable energy. The world’s first express train with a studio     4     (power) by 5G tech has been launched. “Green” tops     5     China-proposed concept of hosting “green, inclusive, open and clean” Olympic Winter Games. A number of Olympic high     6     (technology) have been applied for the first time in Beijing to ensure     7     (it) goal of carbon neutrality.

The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games mascot Shucy RhonRhon symbolizes reunion and joy. China’s commitment to engage 300 million people in winter sports has already become a     8     (real). Named “Tongxin”, the medals are designed and inspired     9     Chinese ancient jade concentric circle pendants (同心圆吊坠). A menu of 678 dishes will be served     10     (special) to athletes from diverse cultural backgrounds all around the world.

People say that the real culture of Beijing exists     1     the culture of hutong and siheyuan. The hutongs     2     (locate) in Beijing are formed by lanes of siheyuan, which is a type of residence in     3     houses are purposely built to form squares or rectangles.

In the mid 20th century, several hutongs in Beijing were torn down to pave the way for the     4     (develop) of the city. However, since then, thanks to efforts designed to safeguard this     5     (significance) aspect of the Chinese architectural culture, many hutongs     6     (preserve).

Because of the interlacement (交织) of the lanes, every house is connected to the other, making     7     easy for local people to keep in touch with their neighbors.     8    , once one enters any of them, one can feel the deep and warm relationships among people, which is rarely found in this modern world.

Gossiping in these lanes     9     (be) a common scene as it is the main way for people     10     (strong) their relationship. Where there is such a lane, there is a story.

On a bright November day, a graceful English lady walk into a cozy bookshop in the heart of London’s Chinatown. She picked up a orderly pile of New Year cards and calendars decorating with beautiful Chinese paper cutting patterns and Chinese ink paintings. Then she warm greeted the shop assistant. The lady was 91-year-old Pamela Youde whose husband was the late Sir Edward Youde, which served as the governor of Hong Kong between 1982 and in 1986. For several decade, Youde has been a loyal customer of Guanghwa Bookshop. Every winter, apart from buy New Year cards from Guanghwa for her friends and family, he also buys Chinese calendars for each of her four grandchildren. She expects help them learn Mandarin well.

A few months ago, an online video exhibition     1     (call) Impression of Jiangnan, was organized by the China Cultural Center in Sydney and the Chinese Tourism Office in Sydney, together     2     the culture and tourism bureaus of Shanghai and Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui provinces.

Jiangnan, the region south of the Yangtze River, is the home of many Chinese cultural treasures. It represents     3     (beautiful) and poetics. Bai Juyi, a great literatus of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), once     4     (write) the poem Memories of Jiangnan, which is     5     (extreme) famous now.

Today, the Yangtze River Delta (长江三角洲),     6     Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui are located, is packed with cultural and tourism destinations.     7     (know) for both beautiful     8     (nature) scenery and rich culture, the elegant Jiangnan gardens, ancient temples, lakes and mountains attract more and more visitors from all over the country.

Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Xitang, Wuzhen and other water towns south of the Yangtze River    9     (be) popular choices for travelers over the years.

The exhibition is one of the Visiting China Online     10     (activity) hosted by the China Cultural Center in Sydney and the Chinese tourism office in Sydney, which will also be seen on social media such as WeChat, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

After the Lantern Festival, the following joyous celebration in China’s traditional festival calendar is the Huazhao Festival, a traditional flower festival.

With a history of over 2,000 years, the Huazhao Festival     1    (hold) in celebration of the flower goddesses' birthday. Since the climate     2    (vary) in different parts of China, people hold     3     (celebrate) on the second 12th, or 15th day of February in the Chinese lunar calendar.

According     4     ancient beliefs, the flower goddesses controlled the reproduction of mankind. Due to the primitive lifestyle and agriculture-dominated economy, people held that the more members a family has, the     5    (merry). Thus, it later became a custom to celebrate the birthday of the flower goddesses for prosperity.

Once as significant     6     the Lantern Festival and Mid-autumn Festival, the Huazhao Festival has undergone stages of thriving, declining and restoring. Nowadays an increasing number of people in various parts of China have begun to celebrate this flower festival again, some of     7    , dressed in Hanfu, a type of traditional Chinese clothing, perform a series of ceremonies.

    8    (offer) sacrifices, including incense, flowers, wine or fruits, to flower goddesses for good luck was a great event for people in many places. Flower growers dedicated sacrifices to the flower goddesses to beg     9    (them) protection. Spring outings during the Huazhao Festival were popular in ancient China. Since the festival is in early spring, it is exactly the time     10    (have) an outing to enjoy springtime’s floral finery.