Natural history museum exhibition features Da Vinci’s versatile genius

A special exhibition featuring Leonardo da Vinci's artistic and scientific gifts opened in Beijing on Friday at the Natural History Museum of China, unveiling the versatile achievements of the Italian artist and outstanding scholar of the 15th-16th century.

The exhibition, titled Harmony of Time and Space: Unveiling Leonardo da Vinci's Artistic Science and Natural Rhythms running till October 20, presents 190 exhibits including Leonardo's authentic works, manuscript designs, restored physical objects and digitally restored masterpieces such as Adoration of the Magi, Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

"Around 1482, he left this unfinished painting [Adoration of the Magi] in Florence. But he was never able to return to complete this work in his lifetime," said Miao Yuyan, director of the museum's exhibition department.

The exhibition covers a wide range of works from different periods and dimensions of da Vinci's life and displays his visionary ideas that shaped the realms of art, science and technology.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong met with Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Celeste Saulo on Monday in Beijing.

Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the Chinese government attaches great importance to global meteorological cooperation and has issued "MAZU," the Chinese solution for national early warning, to support the implementation of the Early Warning for All Initiative launched by the United Nations.

China will continue to support the WMO in playing a leading role in global meteorological governance, and make greater contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humankind, Liu said.

Saulo spoke highly of China's meteorological development and remarkable achievements in disaster prevention and mitigation, and expressed the willingness to further deepen cooperation with China.