[HIGHLIGHTS] East-West Question丨Ren Xinlai: How can the colored glaze of the underground palace of Famen Temple bear witness to the exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations?

In 1987, the underground palace of the Tang Pagoda of Famen Temple was opened. Along with the four finger relics of Sakyamuni Buddha, more than 2,000 Tang Dynasty palace artifacts were unearthed, including 20 pieces of beautiful glassware.

Exotic-style glassware came to China along the Silk Road and was enshrined in Buddhist temples by the Tang royal family. The glaze ware witnessed the cultural exchanges and trade between the East and the West along the ancient Silk Road. It reflected the exchanges and mutual learning, innovation and development between different cultures.