National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
National treasures from Afghanistan during an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, April 18, 2019. The exhibition, titled, "Utensils and Ornaments Endlessly Fine: National Treasures from Afghanistan at the Cultural Crossroads of East and West," showed Afghan artifacts excavated mostly before 1979. The treasures survived through wartime hidden in the secret vaults of the Afghanistan Central Bank, and were uncovered again in 2003, according to the museum. They have been on a global tour since 2006, in over 20 museums. It started the tour in China in March 2017. (Photo: China News Service/Hou Yu)
