Hans Christian Andersen. [Photo/art.china.cn]

An exhibition for Hans Christian Andersen's work will launch in April to bring his fairytales to life. A press conference for the exhibition was held at the Danish Embassy to China on Dec 14.

The exhibition will tour a series of cities in China, including Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai.

The showpieces include Andersen's original manuscript, love tokens, family pictures and private letters. And the event will feature a series of 3D characters from the tales to give young visitors a more interesting experience.

The first Chinese version of the Danish writer's story The Emperor's New Clothes was translated by Liu Bannong in 1914.