Brilliant treasures shine at National Museum of China

Museums across China received approximately 73.58 million visits from 10th to 17th February, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

The National Museum of China, which houses more than 1.4 million items in its collection, was one of them. The museum’s collection features more than one million objects and many hundreds of decorative objects ranging from the Paleolithic Period to the present.

Some of the precious artifacts featured in the museum include the Houmuwu square cauldron (ding) from the Shang dynasty, a jade dragon of Hongshan Culture, and the eagle-shaped pottery ding. Visitors from around the world are often amused by the Chinese ancient arts depicting its traditional culture from various Chinese dynasties.