Jiading district is in a northwestern suburb of Shanghai. The district built three new cultural facilities in the past three years. The Jiading Cultural Center and Jiading Library both opened with the new museum on June 26.

Besides the special exhibition, the new Jiading Museum will host a permanent exhibition on the history of Jiading, showcasing the life and social development of the area and exhibit fine pieces from the museum collection of paintings, ceramics and jade among other artifacts.

Jiading Museum's old venue is open as usual to the public. It displays exhibitions about China's imperial examination and bamboo sculptures.

Two more of the 12 animal heads from Yuanmingyuan - the rat and the rabbit - have recently been returned to China. They were donated by the Pinault family in France, according to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

Poly Group acquired the four animal heads through auction and donation. In 2007, Stanley Ho, a Chinese business tycoon based in Hong Kong and Macao, donated a fifth piece - the head of the horse - to the State, after purchasing it before it was auctioned. The other five remain missing.

Contact the writer at zhangkun@chinadaily.com.cn.

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