Rare display of British landscape works in China

The exhibition is part of a series of special events held by Shanghai Museum this year to showcase "outstanding artworks from all over the world", Li Zhongmou, its deputy director, adds.

The Tate network consists of four galleries: Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St. Ives.

While most people are familiar with Tate Modern, one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world, Tate Britain used to be called the National Gallery of British Art, with its comprehensive collection of artwork.

Tate Britain received 7 million visitors in 2017, according to Daniel Slater, head of international collection at Tate Britain.

The most important mission of the museum, he says is to make the artwork relevant to people from different countries, too.

Works by British masters such as J. M. W. Turner and John Constable are exhibits in the China show, aiming to present a full picture of British landscape art from the olden days to more recent times.