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Near the entrance of an exhibition hall in Yichun, Heilongjiang province, stands a carving depicting a caravan of seven camels walking across desert sands.

The carving, with its natural tans and dusty browns, vividly presents a common scene of the ancient Silk Road when China's merchants traded with foreign countries.