Ever wondered how a mud-caked mask became a star relic? This episode of Pingtan in Collections dives into the quirky story of the Asaro Mask, now housed in Pingtan Keqiutou Site Museum's "Austronesian Artistry—Treasures from the Bowers Museum" exhibition.

It's no ordinary artifact: with its "mud-covered face" that's equal parts cute and striking, this "attention-grabber" has roots in a legendary tale from Papua New Guinea's Asaro people—where tribesmen turned into "mud men" to scare off attackers!

We'll unpack how this mask went from a survival tool to a beloved relic, plus why everyone's eager to turn it into a cultural creative product. Get ready to "unlock the collection blind box" and grasp in seconds the millennial charm of Pingtan's relics — all through the story of an ancient artifact that "debuted by scaring off enemies"!