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Women revive millennia-old cultural relics with craftsmanship
Updated: May 19, 2026
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The Nao'e (bustling moth)-Flying Over-Flower fridge magnet has become the new hit at the National Museum of China (NMC). The product is inspired by a gold-and-silver floral headpin once worn by Princess Li Jingxun from the Sui Dynasty (581-618).
Behind the product's success is the creativity of the NMC Art Workshop (Guobo Yanyi), a team for developing creative cultural products. Seventy percent of the team's members are women. With exquisite craftsmanship and unwavering dedication, they transform static cultural relics into warm, living art forms.
