Photo taken on December 17, 2023 shows a jade belt hook featuring a dragon's head ring in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. /CFP
Photo taken on December 17, 2023 shows a dragon pattern cloisonne enamel plate in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. /CFP
Photo taken on December 17, 2023 shows a jade dragon ornament in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. /CFP
Photo taken on December 17, 2023 shows a jade cup with a dragon-shaped handle in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. /CFP
As China prepares to ring in the 2024 Year of the Dragon, museums have set up specially-themed exhibitions. Nanjing Museum in east China's Jiangsu Province has opened an exhibition of jade artifacts, including several dragon-themed cultural relics. Some of the items date back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) and were unearthed from the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King in Guangdong Province.