Two exhibitions at the Capital Museum have themes based on this year's zodiac animal, the ox. The shows end on February 10.

A cultural relics show, “Talking about the Ox in the Year of the Ox,” displays more than 100 pieces of ox-shaped works, including a bronze ox, jade ox, ceramic ox, clay ox and tree-root-carving ox, as well as ox paintings.

A clay ox is displayed in an ox-themed exhibition at the Capital Museum. Two exhibitions inspired by this year's zodiac animal, the ox, started on January 26 and ends on February 10, 2009.[Chinadaily.com.cn/ by Feng Hui]

Most of the exhibits come from the collection of the Han Dynasty Yang Mausoleum Museum and Xi'an Jingwen Ox Cultural Museum, in Shaanxi province. The show aims to exhibit ox culture by displaying different kinds of ox collections.

The other exhibition, “Good Luck in the Ox Year,” focuses on folk art related to the animal. It is divided into four parts including how to play, and what to eat, sing and give as gifts during the lunar New Year.

More than 10 folk art experts will show off their unique skills in making embroidery figurines, calabash carvings, hairy monkeys, kites, kongzhu, dough figurines and various old toys.