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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">November 5, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Royal British Columbia Museum opens
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">major new exhibition in China<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">GUANGZHOU, China</span></b></span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">
<a name="OLE_LINK5">– </a></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Premier Christy Clark and Prof Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal British Columbia Museum, today opened
a major new exhibition in China exploring the first Chinese migration to Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">Gold Mountain Dream! –
</span></i></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">created by the Royal
</span></span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">British Columbia</span></strong><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
Museum in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of History – tells the personal stories and sacrifices of Chinese migrants in the 1850s as they landed on
</span></span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">British Columbia</span></strong><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
shores in search of gold. It is a fascinating account of adventure, heartbreak and social upheaval.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">“This exhibition reflects the deep cultural ties between British Columbia and the people of Guangzhou,”
said Premier Christy Clark. “People from this great region made extreme sacrifices to help build our province. The enduring cultural and economic ties they helped build continue to benefit both our provinces.”</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">Gold Mountain Dream! Bravely Venture into the Fraser River Valley</span></i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">
will be displayed at the Guangdong Museum of Chinese Nationals Residing Abroad in Guangzhou, China, as part of a series of cultural exchange activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the twinning relationship between BC and Guangdong Province. The exhibition
is from November 5 to December 20, 2015.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">“The Royal BC Museum is deeply honoured to bring this important exhibition to Guangdong Province,”
said Lohman. “It brings to life our shared history to a new generation and is a fitting tribute to the courage and tenacity of our ancestors.”<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Lohman said the exhibition</span></strong><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
depicts what life was like for new Chinese migrants as they landed in the booming city of Victoria then travelled up the Fraser River to the gold fields. The exhibition documents these pioneers and their stories of determination, grit and perseverance as they
helped shape a province and build a nation. </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">Through archival photographs and detailed storytelling,<i> Gold Mountain Dream!</i> tells
the story of how everything changed during this fevered era, as class and racial barriers were broken down and people seized the extraordinary opportunities that glittered before them.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Gold Mountain Dream!
</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">is made possible through the generous support of the Government of British Columbia, the Francis Kermode Group, Tourism Victoria and the Royal BC Museum Foundation.
The BC government contributed $200,000 to this exhibition and to other exciting projects related to the Chinese Historical Wrongs Legacy Initiative, including supporting the creation of educational on-site and outreach learning materials, the online digital
collection, content on the Learning Portal and other travelling exhibitions.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">About the Royal British Columbia Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xbodytext" style="margin-top:.1pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The Royal BC Museum is a world-class cultural facility documenting the province’s human and natural history, advancing knowledge
and providing a dynamic forum for discussion. The museum and archives celebrate culture and history, telling the stories of BC in ways that enlighten, stimulate and inspire.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Royal BC Museum Media Inquiries
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">250-387-5051<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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