流失海外文物青銅'虎鎣'重回祖國
A Chinese bronze vessel some 3,000 years old that was looted and taken to the UK in the 19th century has returned to its country of origin.
我國一件已有約3000年曆史、於19世紀被掠走並流失英國的青銅器，於近日重回祖國。It was transferred to the National Museum of China last Tuesday.
上週二，該青銅器被移交給國家博物館。The vessel, known as the Bronze Tiger Ying, was auctioned in April by Britain's Canterbury Auction Galleries.
今年4月，這一名爲“虎鎣”的青銅器在英國坎特伯雷拍賣行被拍賣。
The buyer, through the auction house, contacted China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage later and expressed hope for an unconditional donation.
隨後，買家通過拍賣行聯繫到了中國國家文物局，表示希望將其無條件捐贈。Information shows the vessel, from the late period of the Western Zhou Dynasty and once belonging to the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, was taken away by British military officer Harry Evans from the Old Summer Palace, which was sacked and destroyed in 1860 during the invasion of Anglo-French allied forces.
資料顯示，“虎鎣”是西周晚期文物，原爲清朝皇室舊藏，被英國軍官哈利·埃文斯從圓明園劫走。1860年英法聯軍入侵我國時洗劫並摧毀了圓明園。"The loss and return of Chinese cultural relics is closely connected with the fall and rise of a nation," Liu Yuzhu, director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said last Tuesday. "The lost cultural relics hold Chinese people's deep emotions."
國家文物局局長劉玉珠上週二表示：“中國文物的失而復得，與一個民族的興衰休慼相關。丟失的文物承載着中國人民深厚的感情。”
