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Eternal grace

Among the traditional preparations to celebrate Lunar New Year, one was known as suizhao qinggong, "an arrangement of elegant offerings to usher in the new year and coming spring". In the past, people would clean the inside and outside of their houses, and place on desks cultural objects, such as books, incense burners, archaic bronzeware and porcelain vases, as well as fruit, potted plants and rocks. Sometimes people also hung classical Chinese paintings, featuring such motifs, conveying blessings for peace and prosperity throughout the year. The National Art Museum of China is showing a selection of suizhao qinggong paintings from its collection, as well as still-life pieces and sculptures, depicting similar objects for the Year of the Tiger.

9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6400-1476.

Ceramic reflections

Dot: Zhi Min is an exhibition in which Zhi Min, the artist, explores the presentation of ceramics, a material of historical, cultural and artistic meaning in China. Drawing inspiration from the rich tradition of making ceramics, Zhi unfolds before his viewers an expansive view of the past, present and future of ceramics and the diverse forms the material can be fired into. In some of his ceramic works, Zhi also uses metal and gold, and shows them with the aid of sound and light effects. His works pay respect to the creativity of nature, wisdom and spiritual strength of ancient Chinese and to the universe, as depicted through clay when molded, fired and glazed to achieve a reflective, translucent shine. The exhibition is being held at the One Art Museum through March 30.

10 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. D4, No 1 Zhongguancun, Beiqing Road, Haidian district, Beijing.

Mutual learning

Life-size replicas of four rocky grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province, are being shown at Exchanges and Mutual Learning, an exhibition, at Shenzhen Museum to celebrate the brilliance of cultural legacies along the ancient Silk Road. The four caves, along with reproduced murals and Buddhist statues, present artistic magnificence of the treasure trove in Dunhuang, where different civilizations crisscrossed and majestic fruits were created that enthrall the world even today. Also on show are dozens of artifacts in testimony to the exchanges between the East and the West. For example, a gilt silver plate, which at the center shows Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology. Found in Gansu in 1988, the object is believed to have been cast in the Roman Empire and transported to ancient China. The exhibition ends on March 20.

10 am-6 pm, closed on Mondays.6 Tongxin Lu, Futian district, Shenzhen. 0755-8813-2247.

Pop master

"If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There's nothing behind it," Andy Warhol, the pop art icon, said once. Marked with a vibrancy of colors and the appropriation of found, patterned images, Warhol's oeuvre of prints, photos and video works continues to grab the attention of viewers around the world. Becoming Andy Warhol, jointly presented by the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing and The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United States, is now in Shanghai. The exhibition navigates Warhol's career, spanning over four decades with nearly 400 objects, including drawings, paintings, photos and films, sharing Andy Warhol Museum's extensive collection and research into Warhol's life and work. The exhibition is being held at UCCA Edge through March 6.

10 am-7 pm, closed on Mondays. 2F, 88 Xizang Bei Lu, Jing'an district, Shanghai. 021-6628-6861.