The National Cultural Heritage Administration received 41 cultural relics and artworks returned by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York, USA, on March 4 (Beijing Time).
These items, spanning from the Neolithic period to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911),
include a bronze money tree, pottery li, bronze zun, and pottery figurines, representing various categories like pottery, jade, bronze, and Buddhist artifacts.
After expert analysis, these artifacts were found to possess significant historical, artistic, and scientific value and are categorized as illegally exported Chinese cultural relics.
In November 2024, the Administration collaborated with the Chinese Consulate General in New York to facilitate the successful return of these items seized by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Since the initial signing in 2009, the Memorandum of Understanding between China and the United States has been renewed three times (2014, 2019, 2024),
resulting in the repatriation of 594 cultural relics and artworks in 20 batches from the United States to China.
北京时间3月4日，国家文物局接收了美国纽约曼哈顿地区检察官办公室归还41件文物艺术品。
这些物品的年代从新石器时代一直延续到清朝（1644-1911年），
包括青铜摇钱树、陶利、青铜尊和陶俑，代表了陶器、玉器、青铜器和佛教器物等不同类别。
经过专家分析，这些文物具有重要的历史、艺术和科学价值，被列为非法出口的中国文物。
2024年11月，中国政府与中国驻纽约总领事馆合作，促成曼哈顿地区检察官办公室成功归还扣押的这些物品。
自2009年首次签署以来，《中美谅解备忘录》已续签三次（2014年、2019年、2024年），
共完成20批594件文物艺术品从美国运回中国。