A man views a bronze mythical beast of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) at an exhibition of ancient Chinese musical instruments at the Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, Jan 15, 2015. The object was unearthed at Xujialing Chu tomb in Xichuan county of Central China's Henan province in 1990. Its usage is still controversial in the academic world, and some experts believe that it used as a drum stand. [Photo by Long Wei/asianewsphoto.com]
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