Online survey: Over 80% French back repatriation of looted Chinese … - Xinhua
Posted on March 24, 2009
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Online survey: Over 80% French back repatriation of looted Chinese …
Xinhua, China Cai Mingchao, a Chinese antique collector, announced that he won the bid by telephone and the payment will not be made. The sculptures of 12 animal heads disappeared when the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing was burned down by Anglo-French … |
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I've made my decision, says relics' top bidder
Shanghai Daily, China However, Cai has been criticized by some Chinese antique experts who said his bidding only served to push up the prices of the looted items to "exorbitant" levels. Xie Chensheng, honorary director of the China Cultural Relics Association, … |
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