Early in this year, I was living in Nanjing, China. I had many chances to visit many places in there. Trip to Nanjing museum was one of them. I saw many artifacts, including jade shroud and a painting of cranes. I will write photo essays about them. I will share what I saw in the museum with you.

This is a photo of ancient Chinese calligraphy. It looks messy, like graffiti nowadays. I in the picture look sad and gloomy, as if I had just had a fight. The room is absolutely silent.

This is a picture depicting white cranes standing in front of a pine tree. The cranes look gorgeous. They are as white as snow. They look like eating something. The tree behind looks old. The leaves are about to fall off. Gorgeous cranes and an old tree do not seem to match.

 This is a bronze sculpture of Buddha.He is raising his left hand up, which seems to be a religious signal. He is smiling like what all the Buddha sculptures in the world do. The color of the sculpture is brown, which makes it look rusty. The crown on his head does not look like any other crowns I have ever seen before; it is exotic. It smells like a rusty metal door. He is, probably, saying some religious words.

 These words are ancient Chinese characters carved on a sheet of animal bone. They look even messier than the first picture. It looks very old. The letters are unclear to be seen.

This is a model of Nanjing in the early 20th century. It looks very old fashioned, with a loud noise that can be heard. The model seems to be made recently due to the shiny surface. It smells like coal. Perhaps some kind of fuel is being burnt.

This is a jade shroud sewn with gold strings made in ancient china. It looks too gorgeous for a shroud. It is made very elaborately with all the pieces of jade sewn. The facial part is also elaborately depicted.