Return of the stolen sarcophagus
By Ma Lie | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-25 07:48
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One of the carvings of maidens that adorn the sarcophagus of Tang Dynasty concubine Wu Huifei. The 27-ton stone relic was stolen from a tomb in the ancient city of Xi'an and sold abroad. Ma Zhao and Liang Meng / For China Daily |
Chinese authorities have recovered one of the country's most precious relics. Ma Lie reports from Xi'an.
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