Museums bask in spotlight of cultural appeal

Visitors snap up tickets as exhibitions across the nation bring artifacts to life

As the summer vacation goes on, museums are hogging the spotlight, with throngs of visitors eager to immerse themselves in rich traditional culture.

At Beijing's Grand Canal Museum, visitors have formed long lines on weekends, eagerly waiting to view Sanxingdui artifacts from the prehistoric Shu civilization, which thrived more than 3,000 years ago in present-day Sichuan province. The museum reported that the daily peak number of visitors in July exceeded 33,000.

In Shanghai, museum enthusiasts are finding it nearly impossible to get tickets for the Shanghai Museum's exhibition on ancient Egypt. According to the museum's booking system, all tickets for August have sold out.