The Cloisonné Peace Dove Plate, designed in 1952 and regarded as the first national gift from New China, is shown at the Design for New China: The History of Design in the Early Years of the People's Republic of China exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Monday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A new exhibition opened on Monday at China Design Museum, China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which falls on Oct 1.

The exhibition, titled "Design for New China: The History of Design in the Early Years of the People's Republic of China", presents the diversity and experimental nature of early design and aims to convey the vitality and experience of China's modernization process, according to the organizers.