An exhibition on ancient arts from Maya starts on Dec 17, 2018 and will last till March 17, 2019 in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Many in Sichuan province were on tenterhooks as December 21, 2012, approached because the the world was predicted to end on that day according to Mayan prophecy.

An exhibition on ancient art of Maya culture opened on Monday and will last until March 17, 2019, at the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.