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In this combo photo, the upper part shows the bronze horsewhip holder with the beast-face pattern from the Shang dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC), and the lower part shows a selfie stick, in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province, August 18, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)
The bronze horsewhip holder with the beast-face pattern, an ancient harness displayed at the Shanxi Museum, has gone viral online because it shapes like a "selfie stick", attracting a lot of people.
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Photo taken on August 18, 2021, shows the bronze horsewhip holder with the beast-face pattern is exhibited at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)
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A visitor takes a photo of the bronze horsewhip holder with the beast-face pattern at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province, August 18, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)
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A visitor holds a selfie stick and compares it with the bronze horsewhip holder with the beast-face pattern displayed at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province, August 18, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yun)