Highlighting a vital hub on the ancient Silk Road

Unknown to many, Guyuan, a city in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, was a strategic stronghold and intersection of cultures.

The new exhibition The Spiraling Glory: Treasures from Guyuan, Ningxia at the Shanghai Museum brings the ancient city to the spotlight with more than 300 artifacts dating from the Western Zhou (c.11th century-771 BC) to the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties.

The exhibition is taking place from July 9 to Nov 17 at the China Eastern Airlines Exhibition Gallery 2 in Shanghai Museum East.