Tableware featuring Chinese longevity culture is on display at the Nantong Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture on June 30. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

An exhibition of bowls with the Chinese character "寿" (longevity) opened at the Nantong Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province on June 30, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

Nantong is renowned for being a "city of longevity". It is currently home to more than 1,300 residents aged 100 and older.

The exhibition is aimed at promoting the local longevity culture and Traditional Chinese Medicine methods of maintaining good health.

On display are more than 100 bowls, plates and spoons with Nantong characteristics, with the oldest dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Most of the exhibits belong to An Tiesheng, a local longevity bowl collector.

Founded by famous TCM doctor Zhu Liangchun (1917-2015), the Nantong Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture is one of the eight private museums in Chongchuan district.

Located on the bank of the Haohe River, it is the first private museum in Jiangsu province themed on TCM culture. The museum covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters and has a collection of nearly 1,200 items that include ancient medical books, tools, and herb specimens.