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Visitors view an exhibit at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

People visit an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view an exhibit at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view a set of 2,000-year-old bronzeware recently retrieved from Japan at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view "Five Oxen", a Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) painting, at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view a copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia, a collection of Chinese classified books compiled in the 15th century, at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

A visitor views exhibits at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view the Bronze Tiger Ying, a water vessel looted from the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan), at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

A visitor views an exhibit at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view exhibits at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view exhibits at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view "Letter to Boyuan", a piece of calligraphy by 4th-century calligrapher Wang Xun, at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

Visitors view exhibits at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)

A visitor views the Min fanglei, an ancient bronze vessel, at an exhibition showcasing China's achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country's arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolds 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home. (Xinhua/Li He)