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Hello Terry Unfortunately, my knowledge of Chinese is very basic and it may be probable that I may have missed the message that displayed items are not originals. But I dont remember seeing any sign in English to that effect. I can only blame myself for not finding out more before going and not just assume that excavated items must be kept in their excavated locations. The Chinese have their own rules and way of curating their museums. Altho Yinxu Ruins is an important and sprawling site and a Unesco World Heritage site, on the day I visited we were the 2 solitary visitors ! It looked deserted and there were no museum guides on hand to ask questions. Just a country guard or 2 when you can find them. Its a very rural kind of place. Perhaps it is this very lack of visitors that makes it not viable to keep these precious items in remote locations so they rather keep them in their more famous museums like Beijing or SHanghai so that more people can appreciate them. This is just my personal conjecture. Look forward to your new thread and your jade collecting experience. Sallie All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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