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Chronology of Events

January 1, 2011 – February 17, 2011

Special Event: Welcome the New Year with Words of Wisdom – True Treasures in Stone and Ink Prize Quiz

September 18, 2010

Special lecture: “The Treasure House of History and Culture; The Palace Hall of Calligraphic Art: A Survey of Xi’an Beilin” by Mr. Zhao Liguang, Director of Xi’an Bailin Museum, for True Treasures in Stone and Ink – Stele Rubbings from Xi’an Beilin Museum.

September 18, 2010

True Treasures in Stone and Ink – Stele Rubbings from Xi’an Beilin Museum

May 21, 2010 – July 23, 2010

Special Event – Happy Birthday, Baby Buddha!

May 1, 2010 - August 8, 2010

Offering the Misty Clouds
– Buddhist Paintings, Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Museum Collection

March 10, 2010 – April 10, 2010

Held Children’s Buddhist Painting Competition. Held Prize Giving Ceremony on May 1, 2010. The winning selections were showcased during the special exhibition, Offering the Misty Clouds.

March 14, 2010

Lucky Draw for Leifeng Pagoda Treasure Hunt

February 14, 2010 – March 14, 2010

Special Event – Leifeng Pagoda Treasure Hunt

January 22, 2010 – February 21, 2010

Special Event - The Eight Great Events in the Buddha’s Life Treasure Hunt

October 4, 2009

Special lecture: “The Excavation of Leifeng Pagoda and the Research of Ashoka Pagodas,” by Director Li Yuxin, Curator of Zhejiang Provincial Museum, for Heavenly Treasures Sprung from the Earth – Special Exhibition of Rare Artifacts from Zhejiang Provincial Museum.

October 3, 2009

Special lecture: “A Survey of the Buddhist Sutra Scrolls in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum Collection,” by Professor Chen Ping, Assistant Curator of Zhejiang Provincial Museum, for Heavenly Treasures Sprung from the Earth – Special Exhibition of Rare Artifacts from Zhejiang Provincial Museum.

October 3, 2009 – March 14, 2010

Heavenly Treasures Sprung from the Earth – Special Exhibition of Rare Artifacts from Zhejiang

Starting from October 3, 2009

Mind-Transforming Treasures – Chung Tai Museum Buddhist Art Exhibition

October 3, 2009

Grand Opening of Chung Tai Museum

January 14, 2009

Operation license for Chung Tai Museum obtained

December 22, 2007 – February 10, 2008

The True Face of the Lotus Treasury – 2007 Chung Tai Shan Buddhist Art Exhibition

May 15, 2007

Venerable Master Jian Deng, Abbot of Chung Tai Chan Monastery, presided over the Purification Ceremony for the new construction of the museum

November 18, 2006 – January 1, 2007

The True Face of the Lotus Treasury – 2006 Chung Tai Shan Buddhist Art Exhibition