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Animals hidden in Chinese cultural relics
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This photo taken on May 17, 2015 shows an animal-shaped jade artifact from ancient China on display at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai. /CFP
This photo taken on May 17, 2015 shows an animal-shaped jade artifact from ancient China on display at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai. /CFP

This photo taken on May 17, 2015 shows an animal-shaped jade artifact from ancient China on display at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai. /CFP

A deer-shaped, bronze cultural relic is exhibited at the National Museum of China in Beijing on December 18, 2021. /CFP
A deer-shaped, bronze cultural relic is exhibited at the National Museum of China in Beijing on December 18, 2021. /CFP

A deer-shaped, bronze cultural relic is exhibited at the National Museum of China in Beijing on December 18, 2021. /CFP

A pottery animal-shaped cup from ancient China is on display in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 30, 2022. /CFP
A pottery animal-shaped cup from ancient China is on display in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 30, 2022. /CFP

A pottery animal-shaped cup from ancient China is on display in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, on September 30, 2022. /CFP

This photo taken on May 17, 2015 shows an animal-shaped jade artifact from ancient China on display at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai. /CFP
This photo taken on May 17, 2015 shows an animal-shaped jade artifact from ancient China on display at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai. /CFP

This photo taken on May 17, 2015 shows an animal-shaped jade artifact from ancient China on display at the Aurora Museum in Shanghai. /CFP

An ox-shaped drinking utensil from the Shang Dynasty (1600 -1100 BC) is on display in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on October 19, 2018. /CFP
An ox-shaped drinking utensil from the Shang Dynasty (1600 -1100 BC) is on display in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on October 19, 2018. /CFP

An ox-shaped drinking utensil from the Shang Dynasty (1600 -1100 BC) is on display in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on October 19, 2018. /CFP

A bowl painted with golden fish from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is exhibited in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 19, 2022. /CFP
A bowl painted with golden fish from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is exhibited in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 19, 2022. /CFP

A bowl painted with golden fish from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is exhibited in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 19, 2022. /CFP

People appreciate animals across the ages. This is evident in the many animal-themed cultural relics from the various ancient Chinese dynasties on display in Chinese museums. 

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