Treasures from Kuwaiti royal collection debut in Dalian

Did you know that Kuwait was once a crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, where civilizations from East and West met and flourished?

Now, some remarkable treasures from this cultural crossroads have arrived in Northeast China!

From a standing sphinx-like figure of Elamite civilization and a bronze wild goat statue from Mesopotamia to a golden spiral snake bracelet from the Hellenistic period, the exhibition Golden Luster over the Vast Desert: Splendors of the al-Sabah Collection (Kuwait) invites you to explore the artistic brilliance of the ancient world.

Location: Second-floor, temporary exhibition hall, new branch of Lyushun Museum, No 42 Liening Jie, Lyushunkou district, Dalian, Liaoning province
Opening hours: 9 am-4:30 pm (last entry: 4 pm, closed Mondays)
Tickets: Full price: 58 yuan/$8.7; concession: 30 yuan/$4.5; parent-child packages: 78 or 98 yuan
Tickets are available at the exhibition hall entrance, via the "Online Lyushun Museum" mini-program, or on Damai.