Antique tea sets that highlight the cultural characteristics of Viet Nam, China and Japan are being displayed at the HCM City History Museum in HCM City's District 1. — Photo tuoitre.vn

HCM CITY (VNS)— Antique tea sets that highlight the cultural characteristics of Viet Nam, China and Japan are being displayed at the HCM City History Museum in HCM City's District 1.

The first-ever exhibition of this kind, which opened on Thursday, displays 267 objects contributed by the History Museum, the HCM City Fine Arts Museum and private collectors.

Visitors and researchers will have a chance to see tea sets from China that date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, traditional tea sets from Japan, including those from the 16th and 17th centuries, and tea sets from Viet Nam that originated in different areas of the country.

The exhibition will run till the end of May 2016. — VNS