Animal heads looted from the Old Summer Palace displayed in Nanjing museum

2022-05-18 03:40:25 GMT2022-05-18 11:40:25(Beijing Time) Sina English
<p>Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022.  (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)
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Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

<p>A special exhibition featuring the bronze heads of zodiac animals looted from the royal garden at the Old Summer Palace by Anglo-French allied forces in 1860 kicked off in Nanjing on Tuesday. The International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, is being celebrated with a variety of online and offline activities across China.</p>

A special exhibition featuring the bronze heads of zodiac animals looted from the royal garden at the Old Summer Palace by Anglo-French allied forces in 1860 kicked off in Nanjing on Tuesday. The International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, is being celebrated with a variety of online and offline activities across China.

<p>Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022.  (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)</p>

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

<p>Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022.  (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)</p>

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

<p>Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022.  (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)</p>

Statues of one of the 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals are on display at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

<p>An exhibit of Qianlong period of Qing dynasty (1711 - 1799) is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022.  (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)</p>

An exhibit of Qianlong period of Qing dynasty (1711 - 1799) is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

<p>An exhibit of Qianlong period of Qing dynasty (1711 - 1799) is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022.  (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)</p>

An exhibit of Qianlong period of Qing dynasty (1711 - 1799) is on show at Nanjing City Wall Museum, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. (Photo: China New Service/Yang Bo)

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