Food review: A hand scroll depicting the abundance and diversity of food during the Ming dynasty is one of the features of the Chinese culinary exhibition at the Heritage Museum.

Over 100 priceless Chinese culinary artefacts are on display until May 26 at the Heritage Museum.

Titled Fine Dining - An Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Culinary Ware, the exhibition traces the changes in Chinese food culture over the centuries.

The display features tableware, utensils, drink sets, scrolls and brick engravings dating from the Neolithic period (8000-2000 BC) to the Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911), on loan from the National Museum.

The exhibition reflects the richness and diversity of Chinese food culture and will enhance visitors' understanding of ancient Chinese cookware. 

Highlights include a Neolithic pottery cauldron and stove, one of the earliest, complete cooking sets ever uncovered; preserved dumplings and snacks - the earliest of their kind - excavated from a Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) tomb in Xinjiang; and, a boat-shaped model of a pottery stove, which is believed to have been used for funerary purposes during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220).

There will also be an education corner equipped with interactive games and an online exhibition at the museum's website. 

Admission is $10, but free on Wednesdays. For enquiries, call 2180 8188.