The National Museum of China will host an exhibition of the art from the Louvre, it announced on its WeChat channel on Jan 6.

The social-media announcement, which included photos of artworks, was viewed about 80,000 times within a week.

Many left comments declaring anticipation. Some who'd visited the Paris museum hoped to view more of its trove. Some from other parts of the country planned to travel to Beijing for the show, Inventions of Louvre, which opened on Thursday.