which forms the northern section of the museum. It is split into several rooms and four main geographic areas: The China, South and South East Asia section is located in rooms 33 (Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery for China and South Asia) on the ground floor. This gallery reopened in November 2017 after a refurbishment. Amaravati, Buddhism-related carving gallery is located in room 33a (Asahi Shimbun Gallery) on the ground floor, at the western end of room 33. Chinese jade gallery (Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery) is located in room 33b on the ground floor. The Sir Percival David Collection of Chinese ceramics is located in room 95 on the upper floor The Islam section is located in room 34 on the ground floor. The Japan section is located in rooms 92-94 on the upper floor. The Korea section is located in rooms 67 on the upper floor China, South and South East Asia collection (including India) The China collection is one of the largest collections of Chinese historical artifacts in the Western world. It focuses on porcelain, paintings, scripts and basic tools, with items ranging in date from the Neolithic era to the 20th century. One of the most important items is a collection of rare Buddhist paintings from Dunhuang. China was one of the first countries to use coins, and the museum also has a large collection of Chinese coins (housed in the Department of Coins and Medals). Objects in the South Asian collections of the Department date from some of the earliest civilisations in the Indus valley, about 7000 years ago. It includes an important collection of prehistoric material from the Nilgiri mountains in southern India . As well as ancient artifacts, the Indian collections include excellent examples of pottery, art (including many rare Mughal paintings), traditional scriptwork, and a large display of sculpture, including carvings from the Great Stupa at Amaravati. South Asia is also represented in the money collections, with a large number of coins dating back to the 4th century BC. The collection previously included some objects from the Islamic world, but these were merged with the collections of the Department of the Ancient Near East to form the Department of the Middle East. Islam collection The John Addis gallery (room 34) houses the museum's collection of Islamic art, which now officially forms part of the Department of Middle East. This includes objects from the