For many years now Canada has been a place of interest for ethnic Chinese and currently, “Masterpiece of Canadian aboriginal peoples: Exhibition of the Canadian Museum of Civilization”, hosted by the National Museum of China and Canadian Museum of Civilization, is now open to the public from August 1 to October 7 at the Museum of Imperial City, which is also the co-host museum of the exhibition.

The Museum of Imperial City, located in Puchanghe Park, to the east of Tian’anmen Square, is aimed at researching the history of the Imperial City of Ming and Qing dynasties, carrying forward the Chinese traditional culture, spreading Chinese classic arts and promoting communication of the world cultures, the Museum of Imperial City serves a national comprehensive museum. It was opened to the public on June 20, 2003.

All the 150 exhibits are from the Canadian Museum of Civilization, which was established on the riverside of the Saint Laurence in Ottawa. The museum is famous for its Totem Exhibition, First Peoples Hall and the world's first combined IMAX/OMNIMAX theatre. It presents well the history of Canada and would be the first place to go to for those who want to know more about the human history of Canada.

Most of the items on display at the Canadian Museum of Civilization are delicate; they demonstrate the important contributions that Canadian aboriginal peoples have made to the history of Canada and the world culture, and also the efforts the Canadian government have made in protecting its national cultural heritage.

Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is also full of opportunities. During the past 400 years, millions of immigrants came here and settled down. However, not all the people living in Canada are immigrants.

According to archaeologists, aboriginal peoples have been living in Canada for at least 15,000 years. Throughout their long history, they have learned how to survive in cold weather and make full use of the resources there. Nowadays, the aboriginal peoples are still an important part of the diverse nation. More than 50 local languages are still in use among about 600 villages.

The exhibition consists of four parts: polar culture born in hardships, hunting culture on Plain, fishing culture in northwest costal area and agriculture in the five main lakes areas.

1. Polar culture born in hardships Living in the arctic pole has always been considered challenging and hard. Confronted with extremely cold weather, people need to wear animals’ leathers to keep warm and they have to travel for miles for food.

2. Hunting culture on Plain People living in plain areas are mainly dependent on hunting which provides almost all their life necessities.