The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
author：Han News
On April 17, local time, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage successfully recovered 38 lost cultural relics and artworks from the United States. The repatriation ceremony was held at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Manhattan handed over 38 pieces of seized Chinese cultural relics and artworks to the Chinese government.
After preliminary identification, experts judged that most of the cultural relics were Tibetan Buddhist cultural relics in the mainland during the Ming and Qing dynasties, involving pagodas, Buddha statues, Buddhist ornaments and other categories, covering copper, clay, ivory, wood and other materials, rich in content, well-preserved, and with important historical, artistic and scientific value.
According to previous reports, with the approval of the State Council and the exchange of notes between China and the United States, the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the United States of America on the Implementation of Import Restrictions on Classified Archaeological Materials from the Paleolithic Period to the End of the Tang Dynasty, as well as Monuments, Sculptures and Wall Art Dating Older than 250 Years" has been successfully completed. The new Act will enter into force on January 14, 2024, and will be valid for 5 years.
The MoU was first signed on January 14, 2009, and was renewed in 2014 and 2019 until January 13, 2024, during which 15 batches of 504 pieces/sets of artefacts lost to the United States were successfully returned to China.
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
The National Administration of Cultural Heritage has successfully recovered 38 lost artifacts and artworks from the United States
