Happy Chinese New Year 2011

Dear readers and subscribers,

I would like to wish you a healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year. May you have all the best in the world in the year of the rabbit!

British Museum: Oxus Treasure

The British Museum is a must-visit place for anyone visiting London. It now houses more than seven million artifacts from around the world, acquired legally or plundered. One of the highlights is the Oxus Treasure consisting of the Persian gold artifacts from 7^th to 4^th century BC.