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1、CulturalRelicsonTheirWayHomeCulturalrelicsasremnantsofhistory,areregardedasrecordsoftheriseandfallofanation.ManyChineseculturalrelics,whichhavebeenscatteredaroundtheworldoverthelastcentury,havestartedtoreturnhometothecollectionsofChineseculturalinstitutions,enterprisesandresidentsover
2、thepastdecade.Readingpractice1:ThiswaveofreturningartifactshasarousedissuesconcerningtheprotectionofChina'sculturalheritageandthedevelopmentoftheantiquemarketinthecountry."Thehotartmarkethascontributedtothecurrent'tidalwave',amongotherfactors,"saidKouQin,assistantgeneralmanageroftheBe
3、ijing-basedChinaGuardianAuctionCo.Morethan30percentoftheartworksappearingatthecompany'sautumnauctionwerecollectedfromoverseas.ThecomingGuardianauctioncouldn'tbetakingplaceatabettertime.TheChineseartmarketshowedsignsofheatingupagainafortnightago,whenanalbumofflower-and-birdpaintingsbyC
4、hineseartistQiBaishi(1863-1957)hitacontroversiallyhighpriceof16.61millionyuan(US$2million).Thepricewas10timestherecordpriceQi'sworkfetchedinglobalartcirclesin1998."Theriseinthepriceofartworkinitshomecountry,andtheforthcomingreturnofthecountry'srelicsfromoverseashavebeenanaturalresulto
5、ftheeconomicboom,"saidZhangYongnian,directorofthenon-governmentalChinaCulturalRelicsRecoveryFund."ItoccurredinJapanandtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)whenJapaneseandKoreanartpiecesbegantoreturnfromoverseasinthe1980sand1990s."Likeotherancientcivilizations,Chinahasseenmanyculturalrelicstakenover
6、seaswhenthecountrywassubjectedtowarsandinternationalbullying,saidZhang.In1860,invadingBritishandFrencharmieslootedandburneddowntheOldSummerPalace,whichwasknownthenasthe"gardenofgardens."In1900,theinvadingBritish,American,German,French,Russian,Japanese,ItalianandAustriantroopssparkedlo
7、otingthroughoutBeijing,includingtheForbiddenCity,theSummerPalace,templesandmausoleums,governmentofficesandresidentialhouses."ItemshousedinBeijingfromtheYuanDynasty(1271-1368)todate,fromhistoricalfilestonationaltreasures,havebeensweptaway,"accordingtoofficialdocumentsfromtheQingDynasty
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