The exhibition offers one of the most comprehensive overviews of the origins of Chinese civilisation in recent years, featuring nearly 110 rare, recent archaeological finds and significant treasures on loan from 14 museums and archaeological organisations in China, including16 grade-one national treasures. Partnering museums include The Palace Museum, National Museum of China, Shanxi Museum, Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Liangzhu Museum, Hanshan Museum, Shandong University Museum, Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital, Hubei Provincial Museum, Jingzhou Museum, Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center, Shaanxi Archaeological Museum, and Gansu Provincial Museum.