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Visitors view artifacts during the exhibition on ancient Syria at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, April 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

An exhibition of 195 exquisite cultural relics from Syria, which officially opened to the public in Taiyuan on Tuesday.

The artifacts include hatchets, clay pots, clay tablets with letters, and statues of worshippers.

Syria, an ancient land with a rich history, has been home to diverse cultures, ethnicities and religions.

Visitors view artifacts during the exhibition on ancient Syria at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, April 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

Visitors view artifacts during the exhibition on ancient Syria at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, April 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

Visitors view artifacts during the exhibition on ancient Syria at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, April 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

Visitors view artifacts during the exhibition on ancient Syria at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, April 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)

Visitors view artifacts during the exhibition on ancient Syria at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, April 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wei Liang)