he chicken was made by Emperor Chenghua. He made it
as a gift for his mother. We can’t believe that it is so rare
and worth so much. It’s just a cup!
We also saw a puzzle; it was designed for the kids in the palace
to play with. There was a fragment of image on each side of the
puzzle. You need to rotate the blocks to complete an image.
There are 35 blocks in a puzzle. Not even the staff from ROM
could do it easily.
ROM is an educational place for
everyone, even if you can’t see.
There is an area in the exhibition
for people to touch the replica of
the artifacts and read in Braille.
The instructions and maps are in
both English and French. They are
also raised for people to touch.
Our favourite part of the exhibition was actually the
ceremonial armour, which was used by the emperor for
inspection of troops. The armour was made with cotton,
silk, and copper, as well as metal plates, which is great for
showing but offers limited protection in return.
The ROM tries to keep their
hallways wide and easily accessible
for people in wheelchairs too.
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