In 1982 craftsmen from mainland China went to New York to construct the "Astor Court" in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with a Chinese garden and a Ming Room displaying hardwood furniture. However, the exhibit rather gives the impression of putting stereotyped symbols of a "country of ancient culture" on a pedestal.
一九八二年中國大陸工匠出洋到紐約，協助大都會博物館建「明軒」，有園林之景，還有硬木傢具佈置的廳堂，仍然不出「供奉文明古國」的印象。