China’s latest viral video stars: Dancing museum artifacts
Animated relics steal the spotlight on Douyin, also known as Tik Tok
If Night at the Museum was filmed in China, it might look like this.
The 2006 American comedy blockbuster saw exhibits at a New York museum come to life at night -- as an astonished night guard tries to keep things in order.
Now a new short video featuring less destructive (but equally animated) ancient artifacts is capturing a huge audience on Chinese social media.
Released by one of China’s most popular video apps for International Museum Day, the short clip from Douyin stars some of the nation’s most treasured relics, dancing like millennials.
The choreography rivals South Korea’s hottest boy bands, as terracotta warriors from the Shaanxi History Museum rap and dance away, oblivious to the weight of their heavy armor.
