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Tang relic back on China soil after 4 years

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2010-06-18 10:35

Tang relic back on China soil after 4 years
Members of the cultural relics department of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage look over the sarcophagus of Tang empress Wu Huifei (AD 699-737) in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, June 17, 2010. The 27-ton stone coffin arrived at the Shaanxi History Museum on Thursday, four years after it was smuggled out of the country. The sarcophagus is 4 meters long, 2.58 meters wide and 2.45 meters high. It features flowers and maiden figures in relief. It was stolen from Wu's tomb in Xi'an in 2006 and sold to a businessman in the US for $1 million. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

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