Museum strikes ancient notes with replicas Resident ensemble brings China's history to life using duplicate instruments and classic dances, Chen Nan reports in Zhengzhou. By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-07-12 06:14Museum strikes ancient notes with replicas Resident ensemble brings China's history to life using duplicate instruments and classic dances, Chen Nan reports in Zhengzhou. By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-07-12 06:14

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202407/12/WS66905948a31095c51c50da7a.html It's a quarter to 11 in the morning on a regular Tuesday as crowds pack into the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Central China's Henan province. The museum, founded in 1927, is home to about 170,000 artifacts and sets and is particularly famous for its prehistoric pieces, bronzes from Shang and Zhou (c. 16th century-256 BC) dynasties, ceramics and jadeware.