Chinese scholars to claim back Dunhuang artifacts in Britain

时间：2007-04-26 08:56:45

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Chinanews, Hong Kong, April 25 - An international conference will be held in London to celebrate the 100th anniversary1 of the founding of Dunhuang studies, and also the 100th anniversary of the expedition of Marc Stein, who discovered Dunhuang. Wang Jiqing and 4 other Chinese scholars from Lanzhou University will attend the conference, at which they will seek to claim back the Dunhuang artifacts in Britain.

 

Wang started researches of Dunhuang studies in 1979, based on the notes and journals2 of Stein. He even went to Britain in 1989 to look for documents about Dunhuang. Now, he is the director of one of the most important Dunhuang studies institute in China, the Institute of Dunhuang Studies of Lanzhou University.

 

Stein arrived in Dunhuang in 1907 for the first time, and took away many precious cultural relics3. "It was illegal for Stein to take away cultural relics in Dunhuang, and UNESCO has approved that all cultural relics should belong to their own nations, thus China has the right to claim back the relics in Britain," said Wang.

 

Wang also states that Stein's expedition was of great importance to archaeological researches and business value. "But it was still illegal for stain4 to carry off Dunhuang's cultural relics,," emphasized5 he.

 

Actually, quite a few British scholars believed and perhaps still believe it was right for Stein to come into position of those relics, for the activity was, to quote some of them, "the victory of wisdom and justice". Some of them have just changed their minds recently.

 

Britan promises that it will return the relics in the future, and BBC has hosted several dozens of academic debates and telephone surveys over the matter, and 92% of respondents think Britain should return Dunhuang cultural relics to China.

 

At present, the scrolls6 and other cultural relics from Dunhuang are well preserved in the British Library and British Museum respectively7.

 
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1 anniversary Cw0zD     
n.周年(纪念日)
参考例句：
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
  • Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。
2 journals 4ca1ac76c8091a68621ecbcff41f0f85     
n.（某学科或专业的）杂志( journal的名词复数 )；期刊；日志；（用于报纸名）…报
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  • Which journals does the library subscribe to? 图书馆订有哪些报刊？
  • This short story was published by two journals of repute. 这篇短篇小说由两种著名的杂志刊出。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
4 stain muAws     
n.污染，污点，著色；v.沾染，染污，著色
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  • It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.这将成为他记忆中一个不可磨灭的污点。
  • Does this material stain easily?这种料子容易染色吗？
5 emphasized b58f5a2fc4d5f188e6b0d11f439437a8     
强调( emphasize的过去式和过去分词 )； 加强语气； 重读； 使突出
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  • His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. 他的发言强调了吸引工业到城镇的重要性。
  • Roads and other cultural details may be emphasized in colour. 道路及其它地物细部还可以用颜色予以突出。
6 scrolls 3543d1f621679b6ce6ec45f8523cf7c0     
n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕
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  • Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
  • Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句
7 respectively GBqzF     
adv.各自地，独自地，个别地，分别地
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  • They finished first and second respectively.他们分获一二名。
  • In this machine which items make up the software and the hardware respectively?在机器中，哪几项分别构成软件和硬件？

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