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11:29, 28-Dec-2018
Exhibition showing achievements of cultural relics protection opens in Beijing
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11:19, 31-Dec-2018
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An exhibition displaying more than 750 precious artifacts traced and recovered by public security authorities and rescued by archaeologists opened on December 26 at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
The month-long display shows the country's accomplishments in fighting crimes that endanger cultural relics since 2012.
Visitors look at the bronze wares retrieved from criminals at the exhibition. /Photo via China News Service
Visitors look at the bronze wares retrieved from criminals at the exhibition. /Photo via China News Service
Consisting of three major sections, the exhibition shows relics ranging from Neolithic times to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), many of which are exhibited nationwide for the first time. Stories about 14 criminal cases on cultural relics are also introduced in the exhibition.
Visitors can watch videos of major cases related to recovering lost treasures in a video zone and learn about the legal protection of cultural relics.
Statues retrieved from criminals are on display. /Photo via China News Service
Statues retrieved from criminals are on display. /Photo via China News Service
The exhibition is co-held by the Ministry of Public Security, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate and National Cultural Heritage Administration. Officials from those departments as well as ones from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and National Museum of China attended the opening ceremony.
The exhibition runs through January 26.
(Top Photo: A golden seal of "Yongchang Great Marchal" with a tiger-shaped handle retrieved after a theft-and-resell case on cultural relics in Sichuan Province was solved. /Photo via China News Service)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency