Journalists from China and abroad visit the Lhoka Museum in the Xizang autonomous region to learn about centuries of political, religious, and artistic exchange between Xizang and other parts of China. [Photo by Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn]

The displays are arranged in four sections: historical documents and official seals, Buddhist statues, thangkas, and ritual objects.

"This has been one of the exhibitions most popular with local people since it opened," Losang Drolkar, deputy director of the museum, told a visiting group of Chinese and foreign journalists. "Many of these objects are normally kept in monastery storage and cannot be seen by visitors."