Museums, international exhibitions and China's cultural diplomacy
In: Routledge research in museum studies
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Soft power, cultural diplomacy, and national image -- Museums, international exhibitions, and cultural diplomacy -- Aim and structure of this book -- 2. China's cultural diplomacy in image building -- China's cultural diplomacy: aim, resources, and actors -- Traditional culture on exchange -- 3. Museums and international exhibitions as instruments of China's cultural diplomacy -- Policies and initiatives -- Legal system for international exhibitions -- Institutional system and the AEC -- 4. International exhibitions as China's cultural diplomacy toward the UK -- A brief introduction to Chinese cultural relics exhibitions in the UK -- China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795 and a state visit -- The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army and the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China and the London 2012 Olympic -- Ming: 50 Years That Changed China and the BRI -- 5. International exhibitions and the image of China -- Qing China: multi-ethnicity and multi-culturalism -- Qin China: democracy and mass production -- Han China: Chinese people and the nation -- Ming China: the silk road and cultural vitality -- 6. International exhibitions and a contemporary China -- China Design Now -- China's past, present and future -- Ancient and contemporary China in exhibitions -- 7. Who shapes the image of China? -- The Chinese government -- The Chinese museums -- The host museums -- The power relations -- 8. Conclusion -- Imaging China vs. imagining China -- Challenges and opportunities for Chinese museums -- A new understanding of museum diplomacy -- Index.