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Tickets to the Peace and Harmony-The Divine Spectra of Manjusri Exhibition, to be held in mid-October, will be distributed from Thursday (September 10).
The exhibition, featuring Manjusri and related artifacts, is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Chinese World Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. Admission is free.
Manjusri, possessing the strength to save mankind from miseries, is regarded as the apotheosis of transcendental wisdom. The exhibition is an extension of the "Peace and Harmony" series. The Manjusri theme aims to exemplify the Chinese nation's natural instinct to pursue peace and harmony. It allows the public to appreciate the essence of such a pursuit and to achieve purification through the spiritual experience.
The exclusive artifacts on display - gold thangkas, ivory, jade and porcelain carvings as well as gold and bronze castings - are the fruitful expressions of devotion and artistic talents of ancient craftsmen. Such artifacts also evidenced the significance of the Silk Road in the development of Buddhist arts.
Peace and Harmony-The Divine Spectra of Manjusri Exhibition will run from October 11-22 from 10am to 10pm; and on October 23 from 10am to 9pm at the Hong Kong City Hall Low Block Exhibition Hall. Free admission tickets will be distributed at the following venues from Thursday on a first-come-first-served basis:
1. Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall and
Sha Tin Town Hall enquiry counters
Time: 9am to 9pm daily
2. Chinese World Cultural Heritage Foundation
(3/F, Kantone Centre, 1 Ning Foo Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong)
Time: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm
Saturday, 9am to 1 pm
(Closed on public holidays)
3. The Hong Kong Buddhist Association
(1/F, Lok Yau Building, 338 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong)
Time: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm
Saturday, 9am to 1 pm
(Closed on public holidays)
Each person may get a maximum of four tickets and each ticket admits only one person. Children, aged 11 or below, with valid tickets have to be accompanied by an adult. Each viewing session lasts one hour and people should choose a viewing session upon collection of tickets.
Peace and Harmony-The Divine Spectra of Manjusri Exhibition, sponsored by A Better Tomorrow, Chinese Literature Foundation, World Cultural Relics Protection Foundation, Champion Technology Group, Kantone Group and DIGITALHONGKONG. COM, is one of the highlights of the Silk Road Arts Festival presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
For enquiries, please call the 24-hour enquiry hotline on 2898 6683 (Chinese World Cultural Heritage Foundation).
Ends/Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Issued at HKT 15:01
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