Jiulv Yuyi or jade clothes sewn with gold wire is on display at an exhibition underway in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/cnnb.com.cn]

An exhibition featuring 145 cultural relics from seven museums is currently underway in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province.

The exhibits are primarily bronze ware, chinaware, silverware and jades, 30 of which are class-one national treasures -- China's highest ranking in terms of rarity and importance.

Jointly organized by Ningbo Museum and Henan Museum, the exhibition showcases the country's brilliant history that spanning more than 3,000 years in the central plain area.

Tan Shuiqin, a researcher at the Henan Museum, introduced that Ningbo is the second stop of the exhibition's domestic tour this year, which is slated to run until the end of March next year.

Fuhao Fangjia and Jiulv Yuyi are the two most eye-catching artifacts on display.

Unearthed in Anyang, Henan province in 1976, Fuhao Fangjia(妇好方斝) reflects the highly developed handicraft manufacturing level of the Shang Dynasty.

A jia here refers to a ritual vessel type in bronze form; it was used to hold libations of wine for the veneration of ancestors. The bottom of the vessel bears “妇好”characters.

Another treasure under the spotlight is Jiulv Yuyi or jade clothes sewn with gold wire.

The jade dress, 1.76 meters in length, is made of 2,008 pieces of jade woven with gold wire. The one on display is a royal family buried good in western Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD).