This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows two Chinese cultural relics, the head of a military official statue (L) and the head of a civil official statue, both dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), returned from Australia, in Canberra, Australia. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday. According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
CANBERRA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
The two relics are the head of a military official statue and the head of a civil official statue, both dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province. ■
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows two Chinese cultural relics, the head of a military official statue (L) and the head of a civil official statue, both dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), returned from Australia, in Canberra, Australia. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows an exterior view of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Australia. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xiaoyu)
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows the head of a civil official statue, a Chinese cultural relic dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), returned from Australia, in Canberra, Australia. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows the head of a military official statue, a Chinese cultural relic dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), returned from Australia, in Canberra, Australia. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
