More than 500 precious cultural relics have crossed the long river of history and thousands of mountains and rivers. They have come from Italy to Beijing, China. They reflect with the cultural relics of the National Museum of China and jointly interpret a dialogue of civilizations. The "source of Italy - Ancient Roman Civilization Exhibition" being held at the China National Expo has built a new bridge for the exchange of civilizations between China and Italy. Stefana verge, director of the Italian National Museum of Rome, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency recently: "the exchange between civilizations is absolutely necessary and has a long history. This is the spirit displayed by this exhibition." "Meaningful" has been carefully selected as the key project of this year's Sino Italian year of culture and tourism. The "source of Italy - Ancient Roman Civilization Exhibition" aims to systematically reflect the historical process of political and cultural unification on the Italian peninsula and show the richness of Italian cultural origins. As the curator of the Italian side, verge said that the exhibition attracted the direct participation and strong support of many Italian museums. Everyone overcame many difficulties and carefully selected the collection for the exhibition. It is understood that many archaeological discoveries and artistic masterpieces presented for this exhibition have never been exhibited outside Italy before, and some have never even left their museums. For example, the collection of the National Museum of Rome, "the altar to Mars, Venus and silvanos", is the first time to leave Italy for an exhibition tour. The relief carved on the altar tells the famous legend of Rome's founding of the city "the mother wolf nurtures the baby". Verge said: "we believe that it is very meaningful to take the Sino Italian cultural and tourism year as an opportunity to show the Chinese people the history of Italy." It is understood that more than 20000 visitors visited the "ancient Roman Civilization Exhibition" in the first week, and about 100000 visitors have been received in more than a month. In the view of verge, the National Museum of China is an excellent place to show the mutual learning and exchange of Chinese and Western civilizations. "The National Museum of China has a unique advantage in displaying the cultural diversity of the East and the West. Here we can feel the rich thinking brought by different historical periods." Taking the bronze sculpture "wings of victory" as an example, verge said that the bronze manufacturing methods of Italy and China are different, and the audience can enjoy the ancient bronzes of China and Italy at the same time here, "comparing and understanding the different bronze manufacturing techniques of China and the west, which adds attraction to the exhibition". This Sino Italian cultural relics dialogue is far from the first time. In recent years, China and Italy have been carrying out extensive exchanges and cooperation in the cultural field. The National Museum of China alone has cooperated with the Italian cultural and art circles to hold seven exhibitions. In 2018, the National Museum of China held an exhibition with 21 Italian museums and 17 Domestic Museums. Among the cultural relics exhibited were not only the witness of China on the "Silk Road", but also the Western objects influenced by Chinese elements, including the compass, needle bowl, nautical chart, ship model used by China and Italy in navigation, as well as bronzes, porcelain, glassware and pottery figurines of the Tang Dynasty full of western style. Mutual trust and cooperation promote friendship according to the introduction of the Chinese curator team, many years of cooperation experience has promoted mutual trust between China and Italy in the field of cultural exchanges. The "source of Italy - Ancient Roman Civilization Exhibition" has been successfully held