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A museum in the city of Nantes, France, had to cancel its exhibition on Genghis Khan after Chinese officials objected.
The Château des ducs de Bretagne History Museum in Nantes, western France, announced on October 14 that they would stop exhibiting on Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, for more than three years. .
Museum representatives said the decision was made after Chinese officials intervened, asking them not to use words like “Genghis Khan”, “Empire” and “Empire of Mongolia”. at the show. Beijing officials also requested that documents, annotations and maps be reviewed at the exhibition.
Genghis Khan statue in eastern Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in June 2019. Image: Reuters.
“We decided to stop the exhibition because of the humanistic, scientific and ethical values that we protect,” said Bertrand Guillet, director of the Château des ducs de Bretagne museum.
The French museum exhibition was originally planned in association with the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, China. However, the French museum said tensions arose when the Chinese Cultural Heritage Office pressured them to change their original plans, including content related to Mongolian culture.
The Château des ducs de Bretagne Museum calls the actions of the Chinese authorities “censorship” and says it represents “the tough stance of the Chinese government towards the Mongols.”
The Chinese diplomatic mission in Paris has not yet commented on the information.
Ngoc Anh (Follow guardian)
