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If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to experience a Chinese Emperor’s wedding , you should head to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, where from now until 27 February 2017 you can see a remarkable exhibition featuring the grand imperial weddings of the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing weddings were majestic state ceremonies and among the most solemn celebrations within the Forbidden City. “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Ceremony and Celebration - The Grand Weddings of the Qing Emperors” exhibition showcases 153 rare and valuable exhibits meticulously selected from the Palace Museum collection, and offers visitors a chance to learn more about the traditions of Qing weddings and the origins of modern wedding etiquette.

Adding further appeal are various specially-created multimedia applications including replicas of the emperor’s wedding room and the empress’s Phoenix Chair, giving visitors a truly realistic experience.

Other highlights include artefacts from the weddings of Qing emperors, such as a gold seal engraved with Huanghou zhibao (empress’s seal) surmounted by a dragon knob, the robe with Double Happiness and gold dragon motifs worn by Emperor Guangxu during his wedding and the duomu flask used in traditional Manchu weddings.

Most fascinating of all is the Comprehensive Illustrated Record of the Grand Wedding of Zaitian (Emperor Guangxu), displayed in Hong Kong for the first time, giving a precise visual account of the processes of Emperor Guangxu’s grand wedding, vividly conveying the ceremonious and jubilant atmosphere of the event. Artefacts highlighting marriage traditions from local museum collections are also displayed, allowing visitors to compare the scale of the emperors’ grand weddings with those practised by commoners in China.

For further details, please visit
http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid239.html

Over the years the Club has been a staunch supporter of Hong Kong’s arts, culture and heritage. Through its Charities Trust, it funds a great variety of world-class events and activities for the public to enjoy, including two or three major exhibitions each year organised under "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series" in partnership with Leisure and Cultural Services Department.  All these events are complemented by educational and outreach programmes such as public lectures, guided tours and interactive workshops, which give more people the opportunity to enjoy these arts and cultural activities and help them attract the interest of younger audiences.