Macao tycoon donates prized bronze horse head to China
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A ceremony was held on Wednesday for the return of the horse bronze head looted from the imperial Summer Palace near Beijing by invading French and British troops in the 19th century. (Photos: People's Daily/Wang Jue)
The ancient object was auctioned off in Hong Kong to Chinese gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-su in 2007. He donated it to China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage in November.
A ceremony was held on Wednesday for the return of the horse bronze head looted from the imperial Summer Palace near Beijing by invading French and British troops in the 19th century.
The ancient object was auctioned off in Hong Kong to Chinese gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-su in 2007. He donated it to China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage in November.
The ancient object was auctioned off in Hong Kong to Chinese gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-su in 2007. He donated it to China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage in November.