Chinese people will soon have a taste of chivalric art and culture in Beijing when weaponry from the Royal Armoury Museum in Madrid goes on display from Oct. 29 as part of the "Year of Spanish Culture", the Palace Museum announced on Thursday.

"This is a result of significant dialogue and cooperation between the Imperial Palace, late Chinese royal palace, and the Spanish palace," said a spokesman of the Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, home of royal families of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912).

A total of 150 items will be on display, depicting the historic development of chivalric culture, the role it played in the Spanish history.

The show would also present 22 Chinese works of art collected and stored by the Spanish royal family, the spokesman said, adding Chinese artworks had been favored by European aristocrats since China and Spain began conducting frequent exchanges after the 16th Century.

The exhibition, held in the hall of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, will run through Jan. 6, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency September 28, 2007)