A special exhibition commemorating the 620th anniversary of Chinese navigator Zheng He's voyages was opened on Friday in Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia.

The voyages, led by Zheng, also an ambassador in China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), brought silk, porcelain and tea to Indonesia, sowing seeds of friendship and trust between the two countries.

The exhibition, held at the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics in Jakarta, features ancient books, shipbuilding tools, navigation charts, archival footage, and rare footage about the voyages, systematically presenting the grand scenes of Zheng He's maritime expeditions, the prosperity of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, the cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and Indonesia, and the new chapter of jointly building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

This year also marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Indonesia, and the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference.

Held at this historic moment, the exhibition not only pays tribute to the long-standing exchanges between the two nations but also preserves and disseminates the concept of peaceful development, said Zhou Kan, an envoy of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, during the opening ceremony, adding that it reflects the shared aspiration of China and Indonesia to advance mutual learning between civilizations and deepen people-to-people exchanges in the new era.

Co-organized by the Chinese Association for International Understanding, the Chinese embassy in Indonesia, and the China Zheng He Research Association, the one-month exhibition is jointly hosted by the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, the China Maritime Museum and Jakarta's Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics.