Exhibition opens to celebrate Year of the Horse

At Guo Nian, a New Year exhibition that has just opened at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing, one finds horses — the zodiac animal for the upcoming Chinese New Year — in all forms and media. For millennia, people have believed that the horse embodies their hopes and good wishes.

The museum's exhibition hall has been transformed into a temple fair, filled with the festive atmosphere that visitors remember from their childhood. It is a Chinese version of a fantasy land, where visitors can buy handicrafts, watch craftspeople work, and taste seasonal foods and drinks.
Bringing together an array of crafts and performances, the exhibition showcases the traditions and folk customs that have been handed down for generations. It is also a place where people can come together, embodying the Chinese New Year tradition of reunion, one of the core values of Spring Festival.