为迎接新世纪的曙光,国家文物局和北京市人民政府于2001年1-2月在中华世纪坛联合举办《世纪国宝展——中华的文明》特别展览。该展览精选出自中国各地近几十年来考古发掘所获的文物珍品140余件,其规模宏大,品位极高。本文仅撷取其中的几件精美之作,奉献给对中华文明具有浓厚兴趣的读者。 In order to meet the dawn of the new century, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Beijing Municipal People’s Government jointly held a special exhibition entitled “Century National Treasure Exhibition - China’s Civilization” at the China Millennium Monument in January-February 2001. The exhibition is a collection of more than 140 artifacts collected from archeological excavations in various parts of China over the past few decades. The scale is huge and of high quality. This article captures only a few of these exquisite works and dedicates them to those readers who have a keen interest in Chinese civilization.