The Consular Sword on display in Beijing. [Photo/China Daily]

Art:

French national treasures go on show in Beijing

The exhibition Imperial Splendors: The Art of Jewelry since the 18th Century features over 300 precious objects from France, including a dazzling sword carried by Napoleon Bonaparte at his coronation.

At Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation at the Notre-Dame de Paris on Dec 2, 1804, he carried the sword adorned with a 140-carat diamond. It's known as the Consular Sword.

Click here for a sneak peek.

If you go:

8:30 am-4:30 pm, closed on Mondays, through July 17. Meridian Gate (Wumen) Gallery, the Palace Museum, 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng district, Beijing.