The Confucius Museum in Qufu, East China's Shandong province will launch a large-scale exhibition next month, with about 2,500 cultural relics opening to the public for the first time.

Cultural relics from the Confucius Family Mansion, including ceramics, jadeware, bronzeware, gold and silver objects, books, drawings, clothing and family archives and well-preserved imperial robes from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) will be exhibited, said Yang Jinquan, deputy curator of the museum.

According to Yang, the museum employs the latest technologies in acoustics, light and electronics to make some of the relics come alive and thus strengthen interaction with the public, in a bid to help people better understand traditional Chinese culture.

The museum covers an area of 55,000 square meters. The main museum complex consists of a 17,000-square-meter display area, 7,000 square meters of warehouses and a 1,000-square-meter cultural heritage restoration center.

It is 5 km from the Confucius Family Mansion as it was designed to house 690,000 cultural relics from the mansion.

Confucius Museum in Qufu, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/WeChat account: Jiningfabu]

People visit Confucius Museum during its trail operation, which started on Nov 26, 2018. [Photo/WeChat account: Jiningfabu]

Visitors appreciate exhibits at the Confucius Museum in Qufu, Shandong province, Nov 26, 2018. [Photo/WeChat account: Jiningfabu]