Australia returns two lost cultural relics from the Northern Song Dynasty imperial tombs to China-瞭望新时代网-瞭望时代，放眼世界

Australia returns two lost cultural relics from the Northern Song Dynasty imperial tombs to China

2026-10-30

This is a photo taken on October 28th at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, showing two lost cultural relics returned by Australia to the Chinese side: the head of the military officer statue in the Yongyu Mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty (left) and the head of the civil official statue in the Yongchang Mausoleum. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Chu Chen)

Xinhua News Agency At about 14:52 local time (11:52 Beijing time) on October 28, Canberra, the National Cutural Heritage Administration of China received two pieces of Chinese lost cultural relics returned to China by the Australian National Gallery in Canberra.
The two cultural relics returned by the Australian side this time are the heads of the military officials in the Yongyu Mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty and the civil officials in the Yongchang Mausoleum. According to the museum's previously released collection records, both cultural relics are from Henan Province, China and are made of limestone. The heads of the military and civil officials are 68 centimeters and 70 centimeters high respectively, weighing 132 kilograms and 223 kilograms.

This is a photograph taken on October 28th at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, which shows the head of a military officer statue of the Yongyu Mausoleum and Yongchang Mausoleum, the imperial tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty, returned by Australia to China.

At about 14:52 local time (11:52 Beijing time) on October 28, the National Cutural Heritage Administration of China received two pieces of Chinese lost cultural relics returned to China by the Australian National Gallery in Canberra. The two cultural relics returned by the Australian side this time are the heads of the military officials in the Yongyu Mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty and the civil officials in the Yongchang Mausoleum. According to the museum's previously released collection records, both cultural relics are from Henan Province, China and are made of limestone. The heads of the military and civil officials are 68 centimeters and 70 centimeters high respectively, weighing 132 kilograms and 223 kilograms. (Outlook New Era)

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