An exhibition on ancient arts from Maya starts on Dec 17, 2018 and will last till March 17, 2019 in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Many in Sichuan province were on tenterhooks as December 21, 2012, approached because the the world was predicted to end on that day according to Mayan prophecy.

An exhibition on ancient art of Maya culture opened on Monday and will last until March 17, 2019, at the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.

A piece of ancient Mayan art collection at the exhibition in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"We were restless in 2012 but knew little about Maya," said Hao Ding, a young visitor to the museum.

It is the Mayan calendar that made this world-famous prediction. The Mayan civilization, which originated in the rain forest and suddenly disappeared, left many mysteries.

A piece of ancient Mayan art collection at the exhibition in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Started on December 18, a four-month exhibition entitled "Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art" will be held in the Jinsha Site Museum.

An exhibition on ancient arts from Maya opened on Dec 17 and will last until March 17 at the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Featuring 214 pieces of ancient Mayan art collections from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the western United States, the exhibition will enable visitors to have a glimpse of the ancient Mayan view of the universe, their religious belief, life and society, said Wang Yi, chief of the Sichuan provincial bureau of cultural heritage.

A piece of ancient Mayan art collection at the exhibition in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]