What do you think of rabbits in Chinese culture? As we celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, it is worth (notice) that the rabbit has been spread and enriched as a cultural image all around the world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, for example, (hold) its own "Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit" art exhibition Jan 21. This exhibition presents 16 outstanding Chinese works. They show how rabbits have been a famous artistic subject ancient times. The museum has also taken care (explain) the mythical (神话的) meaning behind rabbits in China to visitors. The exhibition can help to spread the popularity of rabbit culture (wide). Just as the museum's official website describes, "the rabbit is popular animal in Chinese literature and folklores (民间传说). It (believe) to live on the moon and help the goddess Chang'e by preparing her elixir of immortality (长生不老药). "
These rabbit (work) of art have seen wide attraction globally. The post by the Metropolitan Museum of Art which announced the opening of (they) "Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit" exhibition received more than 10,000 views on Twitter and 2,600 likes on Facebook.
