The bronze statue of the horse head returned to the Old Summer Palace is now displayed at Zhengjue Temple

　　Beijing News Express (Reporter Ni Wei) On December 1, the transfer ceremony of the bronze statue of the horse head in Yuanmingyuan was held in Zhengjue Temple of Yuanmingyuan, and it was displayed in the Wenshu Pavilion of Zhengjue Temple.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage officially transferred the bronze statue of the horse head of the Old Summer Palace to the collection of the Old Summer Palace Management Office in Haidian District, Beijing, making it the first important overseas cultural relic to return to the Old Summer Palace.

　　The admission ceremony was held by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, and the "Hundred Years of Dreams-Return of the Bronze Statue of the Horse Head in Yuanmingyuan" was held simultaneously.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage, together with relevant parties in Beijing, selected Zhengjue Temple in Yuanmingyuan as the exhibition venue for the horse head bronze statue, and the cultural relic building Wenshu Pavilion as the horse head exhibition area.

Through the implementation of the exhibition promotion and security renovation project, Zhengjue Temple has the conditions for cultural relic safety and exhibition. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage officially transferred the horse head bronze statue to the Yuanmingyuan Administration Office for collection.

　　In 2007, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage learned that the bronze statue of the horse's head was about to be auctioned in Hong Kong, mediating to promote the return, and Mr. Stanley Ho, a well-known Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneur and patriot, lavishly invested in the purchase.

In 2019, Mr. Stanley Ho donated the bronze statue of horse head to the country.

In 2020, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage officially transferred the bronze statue of the horse head to the Yuanmingyuan Administration Office of Haidian District, Beijing for collection and display, marking the end of the century-old return of the horse head bronze statue.

　　Liu Yuzhu, director of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, said that the return of the horse head to the park indicated a new direction for cultural relics.

Under the framework of the UNESCO 1970 Convention, China's cultural relics recovery mechanism has become increasingly mature and fruitful.

The international community still lacks a legal basis and general consensus on how to recover and return cultural relics that have been lost due to war looting, cultural plunder, and illegal trade before the international conventions come into force.

The Chinese government firmly implements the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, firmly supports the return of illegally lost cultural relics to their countries of origin, and is willing to work with the international community to promote the return of historically lost cultural relics as a key direction, and promote the countries that have lost cultural relics and the entry of cultural logistics into the country. An effective way to properly resolve historical issues, and continue to contribute to China's practice, China's solutions, and China's power to build a more fair and just new order for the recovery and return of lost cultural relics.

　　It is reported that the "A Hundred Years Dream Round-The Return of the Bronze Statue of the Horse Head in Old Summer Palace" is under the guidance of the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, co-sponsored by the Beijing Cultural Heritage Administration, the Haidian District Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Haidian District People's Government. , Beijing Haidian District Yuanmingyuan Management Office undertakes. The exhibition takes the return of the horse head as the main line and is divided into three units: the Great Light of the Yuanming Dynasty, the Garden of Wanyuan, and the return of the horse head. The exhibition area is 1172 square meters, and a total of about 100 components such as cultural relics and photos are displayed as the basic display of Zhengjue Temple. Continue to be exhibited and open to the public today.