Our very own Lothar von Falkenhausen, a professor at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has dedicated many years to the return of the manuscripts, sent his congratulations on the final return. “I am extremely happy that these important and unique artifacts, which should never have left China in the first place, have finally been returned there. It is the right thing. I hope this will set a positive precedent,” Falkenhausen told the Global Times Sunday.
To view the full story, please visit: China’s earliest known silk texts return from US, signifying valuable example for recovering artifacts displaced through unethical means – Global Times.
