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 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

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