China retrieves 68 smuggled cultural relics from overseas中國追回68件走私海外文物
A total of 68 pieces of cultural relics have returned to China from Britain, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The cultural relics, which were smuggled overseas, were retrieved through the joint efforts of the administration with the country's foreign affairs and customs authorities since January, according to Xinhua News Agency.
The cultural relics include glazed tricolor pottery from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), blue and white pottery from the Song Dynasty (960-1279), a stone horse from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and other treasures.
共計68件文物已從英國回到中國,中國國家文物局在周三的新聞發布會上說。新華社,被走私海外的文物自今年一月份,經國家外事和海關當局管理部門的聯合努力,追索回國。
包括唐三彩(618-907)、宋朝青花陶器(960-1279)、元朝石馬(1271-1368)和其他珍品。
The relics' textures include porcelain, pottery, stone tools, bronze ware, and the time spans from the Warring States Period (770BC-221BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912).
Guan Qiang, deputy head of the administration, said given their material and quality, some of the cultural items have significant historical, artistic and scientific value.
He said the return of the Chinese cultural relics is a successful example of cooperation between China and the UK in combating cultural relic smuggling under the framework of the 1970 Convention.
文物的材質包括,瓷器、陶器、石器、青銅器、時間跨度從春秋戰國(770BC-221BC)到清朝(1636-1912)。
文物局副局長管強說,交還文物中,某些材料和質量具重要歷史、藝術和科學價值。此次中國文物的順利回歸,是中英兩國在「1970年公約」框架下,合作打擊文物走私、促進文物追索返還的成功範例。
The 1970 Convention urges state parties to take measures to prohibit and prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural property, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) official website.
China joined the convention in 1989, and the UK joined in 2002.
The retrieved cultural relics are on exhibition on the NCHA 's official website.
根據聯合國教科文組織官網,1970公約敦促締約國採取措施禁止和防止非法販運文化財產。中國於1989年加入公約,英國2002年加入。追回文物正在國家文物局官網上展示。
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