Australia returns two cultural relics to China - CGTN

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China's National Cultural Heritage Administration received two lost Chinese cultural relics returned by Australia at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia, October 28, 2026. /CMG

The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

The two relics are the head of a military official statue and the head of a civil official statue, both dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province.