The signing ceremony for China National Treasures Exhibition, co-sponsored by China's State Cultural Relics Bureau, Asahi News Agency, Japan-China Friendship Association, and Tokyo State Museum, was held recently in Beijing. People's Daily and Japanese Embassy in China provide a backing for the exhibition.

China National Treasures Exhibition will be opened in Tokyo from October 24 to December 17. Displayed at the exhibition will be 160 pieces of national valuable cultural relics, including the Buddha figure unearthed in Longxing Temple, Qingzhou, Sandong Province. The exhibition excels the previous ones held in Japan in terms of scale and quality.