2,300-year-old Chinese silk books return to Beijing after decades in US museum

Global Times: China's earliest known silk texts return from US, signifying valuable example for recovering artifacts displaced through unethical means

BEIJING, May 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China's earliest known silk texts, the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts volumes II and III, have returned to China as a flight touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 3:55 am on Sunday, ending their…

2,300-year-old Chinese silk books return to Beijing after decades in US museum

Ancient Zidanku Silk Manuscripts are older than Dead Sea Scrolls and were illegally taken from China in 1946.

Ancient silk texts return to China after 79 years in the U.S.

The Zidanku Silk Manuscript volumes II and III, the earliest silk texts discovered in China, arrived in Beijing from the U.S. on Sunday morning. The silk manuscripts are the only ones unearthed so far from China's Warring States Period (475-221

Ancient Zidanku Silk Manuscripts return from U.S.

Returned by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art on Friday, the fragments are from "Wuxing Ling" and "Gongshou Zhan," the latter two volumes of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts.

Fragments of a silk manuscript of about 2,300 years old returned this Sunday to China from the United States after staying nearly eight decades outside the Asian country, reported the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China. The pieces were returned by the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of Asian Art, at a handover ceremony held last Friday at the Chinese embassy in Washington, prior to its transfer to Beijing, collected the l…

Egypt recovers 21 stolen artifacts from Australia  - Egyptian Gazette

In a significant victory for the preservation of cultural heritage, Egypt has successfully recovered 21 ancient artifacts that were illegally taken from the country and found in Australia. The items arrived back in Cairo today, marking not just a restoration of history, but also a testament to strong international cooperation. The repatriation was orchestrated by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, through the Supreme Council of Antiquities…