Animal heads looted from the Old Summer Palace displayed in Nanjing museum(1/7)

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

A special exhibition featuring the bronze heads of zodiac animals looted from the royal garden at the Old Summer Palace by Anglo-French allied forces in 1860 kicked off in Nanjing on Tuesday. The International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, is being celebrated with a variety of online and offline activities across China.

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

An exhibit of Qianlong period of Qing dynasty (1711 - 1799) is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

An exhibit of Qianlong period of Qing dynasty (1711 - 1799) is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

A gold gilt French clock with angels is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)