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It's a bunny old world

Updated: Feb 22, 2023 By Lin Qi China Daily Print
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Visitors appreciate a bronze rabbit head, formally one of the 12 zodiac animal statues that served as part of a water-clock fountain in Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, that is on show. [Photo provided by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

The exhibition also includes artifacts that do not feature rabbits, but were made to enhance the festive, auspicious atmosphere of the Lunar New Year, or to hail the beauty of winter landscapes and welcome the arrival of spring.

Gao says that intellectuals and artists decorated their living space with works of art that were in accordance with the changes of season; for example they hung paintings which depict snow scenes, barren mountains, blooming plum trees and magpies. It brought a tranquil, peaceful mood to people's homes, through which they hoped to pacify their souls and nurture their minds.

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