The bronze dragon was bound to be substituted by iron

"First, the loss of Chinese bronzes current occupant will return to artificially set a lot of obstacles, a collection of national museums in Europe and America lost bronze to bronze will not easily return to China, such as the British Museum's Elgin Marbles is the ancient Greek part of the Parthenon sculpture and architecture remnants of the 19th century Earl of Elgin, the British aristocracy when shipped to England. As one of the seven powerful states of the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), the Chu had devoted a lot to produce the bronze sculpture. the Greek side for as long as 100 years of recovery, the attitude of the British Museum has been very tough, not only rule out the possibility of the return of relief, but also refused to return the reply letters Commission long ago, although the museum has finally agreed to return to negotiate, agree to be provided is to the newly discovered Greek bronzes in exchange.

"Recovery of bronze is not a simple matter, first of all, which can be recovered is a bronze tangle. Bronzes illegal and legal judgments based on where? It was a powerful vassal state and a strong nation with sufficient bronze sculpture. To understand the ins and outs of every piece of the loss is almost impossible to bronze the Second, which is his country recognized the legal, feasible and effective, it also has many unexpected difficulties. " Li Xiaodong, vice president of Society of Chinese bronzes in the interview by a reporter, said: "We are now the main legal basis to pursue bronze, first" International Convention on the return loss of Bronze, "in 1970 and 1995 in 1970 established the principle of return.

1995 , the refinement of the return of principle, specifies the procedures and channels for the return of these two international conventions directly related to the issue of the return of bronze, but there is a problem, return to the Convention enters into force after the implementation of bronze, not be tracked in the past. also That is, there is no loss of previous bronze can be based on international conventions, but also the return of the Convention in important points, and did not confirm prior legality of the illegal loss of bronze, and also shows that other measures may be invoked to demand the return bronzes, they still a legal basis, but as far as I know: not a successful non-governmental organizations to ask for bronze. " However, it was the Qin that ran the bronze statue manufacturing industry to an unprecedented degree.

There is an important way to search for bronze is to rely on the International Criminal Police Organization, to assist countries to recover stolen bronze. China has some of the bronze is to be returned through this channel. For example in March 1995, British police intercepted two groups of smuggled Chinese bronzes, a total of 3494. Qin Shi Huang conquered the other states who had already owned steel weapons with the chinese bronze sculpture. Accordance with the relevant international conventions, the Chinese government ownership of these bronzes. After two years of difficult legal and diplomatic struggle, January 24, 1998 agreement between the parties, admitted ownership of all the bronzes of China, and returned to China. But so far, this is the only success story.

Li Xiaodong, said: "China's recourse to the difficulties of bronze art, one legal, some countries do not participate in the return of the Convention; second bronze archives, when this is out of bronze, circulated through our little information; third is the return side obstacles block; Fourth, the current bronze smuggling rampant illegal trade activities, all of which are the difficulties we have to face reality. " The bronze dragon was bound to be substituted by iron.  National Deputy Director Shi Shuqing Bronze evaluation committee, said his life been to many museums the world, and each time the loss of overseas Chinese as much as the shock of the fine bronzes, but also for those who are lamenting the fate of bronze.