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Children will be excited to see the huge setting in which a mannequin dressed as a diver hunts for archeological treasures under the sea.

The museum has also designed a game for kids to play the role of an archeologist digging out relics in the sand.

Visitors of any age will have fun making rubbings of the intriguing textures of some relics at the interactive event's location.

In March, there will be public lectures on the first three Saturdays of the month, given by Guangdong archeologists about some of the biggest finds in the province in recent years.

The exhibition will tour Hong Kong and Macao after the Guangdong debut.

"People in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have the same roots. It's meaningful to review our connections in the past," Tsang Tak-sing, secretary for the Home Affairs Bureau of Hong Kong, says.

IF YOU GO

Guangdong Museum: 2 Zhujiang Donglu (East Road), Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe district, Guangzhou.

Exhibition: 9 am - 5 pm, until March 28 (closed on Mon). Hall 1, 3/F of the museum, 020-3804-6886.

Lectures: 3 pm, March 1, 8 and 15. Lecture Hall, 1/F of the museum. 020-3804-6849.