Norbulingka,the "Summer Palace" of previous Dalai Lamas.[Photo/Baidu file photo]

A Tibetan treasure exhibition from Lhasa’s Norbulingka was launched in the Summer Palace in Beijing, Xinhua reported.

Altogether 73 articles of precious cultural relics from Norbulingka, a famous ancient garden in Tibet, are exhibited in the Summer Palace in Beijing. Of the total, there are 32 articles at and above the second grade, including three national first-grade cultural relics. The earliest one can date back to the period of the Tibetan kingdom of Tubo(618-842, AD). The exhibits include the Statue of the Goddess of Mercy followed by a baby made of copper alloy in the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), Eleven-Headed, One-Thousand-Armed and One-Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara made of gilded copper in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.), Thangka paintings of different schools, rare ancient books, stupas of Buddhas and eminent lamas and musical instruments and sacrificial utensils of Tibetan Buddhism, according to the Summer Palace staff.

This is the first joint program between the Summer Palace with the cultural relic musesum in Tibet with more upcoming exhibitions with ethnic features expected in the future, said the Summer Palace staff.

Built in mid-18th century, Norbulingka is located some two kilometers west of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, meaning "Treasure Garden" in Tibetan. It used to be the "summer palace" of all previous Dalai Lamas. In 2001, it was included into the World Cultural Heritage List by the UNESCO.

The Summer Palace is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. The Summer Palace was added to the world cultural heritage list in 1998.

The Summer Palace in Beijing[Photo/Baidu file photo]