Chinese Museum Turns Ancient Relics Into Emojis

A  museum in China has connected with new audiences and earned viral status online after releasing a set of emojis based on relics and artefacts from their collection.

Last week, the Gansu Provincial Museum, located in the city of Lanzhou in northwestern China and celebrating its 80th birthday this year, unveiled a batch of 16 GIFs for use as WeChat stickers or, it turns out, sharing with RADII readers.

That right there is a 4,000-year-old stone face looking shocked.

Let’s see what else we’ve got here. This statuette from the Tang dynasty is offering some words of encouragement:

But this ancient wooden sculpture is feeling a little down:

Of course, the brilliant Xueting Christine Ni is into these:

Here’s one for when you think you’re looking good:

And here’s one for when you’re outta here:

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