The Hong Kong Museum of Art, working with the Guangdong Museum of Art, has brought its Hong Kong-curated exhibition "By the People 2: Creative Chinese Characters" to Guangzhou for the first time, according to a September 23, 2026 government announcement. It is being held at Hall 14 on the fourth floor of the Guangdong Museum of Art (BAIETAN) in the Baietan Greater Bay Area Art Center from that date through December 15, as part of the Chinese Culture Festival 2026. Admission is free.

The statement says designer Freeman Lau is guest curator, approaching Chinese characters through art, design, daily life and popular culture. The earlier Hong Kong edition, held from 2022 to 2023, drew over 440,000 visitors. The Guangzhou version adds 16 sets of new exhibits, with some 90 sets in total from the museum’s collections, private collectors and other institutions, spanning calligraphy, painting, carving, installations and digital art. Named highlights include works by Aisin-Gioro Puru (attributed), Xu Bing, Kan Tai-keung and Wei Ligang.