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Relics to be returned
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the bronze rabbit (right) and rat
French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault
The Pinault family — the majority shareholder of PPR, whose brands include Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Puma — bought the two sculptures after that.
My point of view
It's great that our relics will be returned to their home
China as they should be. But what I confused the word Chinadaily used "Donation" by a French art-collection family? Chinese Relics donated by other countries would be a misguide as a window to the world.
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Good morning,everyone. Today my topic is the news of “Relics to be returned” . Two imperial bronze sculptures that were looted from Beijing's Old Summer Palace will come home later this year, thanks to the donation of the French art-collecting Pinault family, China's top heritage authority announced on On April 26, 2013. French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault will return the bronze rabbit (right) and rat fountainheads to China. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage announced the news on its website after a meeting with the visiting Pinaults on Friday morning. The sculptures, of a rat and a rabbit head, were made for the zodiac fountain of Emperor Qianlong's Old Summer Palace, and looted when the palace was razed by invading French and British forces in 1860. The sculptures made news when their auction by French auction house Christie's in February 2009 aroused controversy worldwide. The Pinault family — the majority shareholder of PPR, whose brБайду номын сангаасnds include Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Puma — bought the two sculptures after that.Francois-Henri Pinault, CEO of PPR, promised the donation on behalf of the family, which also owns auction house Christie's, during a meeting with SACH officials on Friday. It's great that our relics will be returned to their home China as they should be. But what I confused the word Chinadaily used "Donation" by a French art-collection family? Chinese Relics donated by other countries would be a misguide as a window to the world.