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Shanxi museum holds exhibition of long-missing relic By WANG KAIHAO and SUN RUISHENG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-27 08:18 Share CLOSE A Buddha head statue dating to the Sui Dynasty (581-618) returns home in the Tianlongshan Grottoes. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Nearly one century after it was lost, a Buddha head statue repatriated from Japan finally returned to its home in the Tianlongshan Grottoes in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Saturday.
The relic, dating to the Sui Dynasty (581-618), was originally set on the northern side in the No 8 Tianlongshan Grottoes, and was believed to be stolen and lost overseas around 1924, according to an appraisal by an expert panel formed by the National Cultural Heritage Administration.
2021-05-07 15:36:09 GMT2021-05-07 23:36:09(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAGASAKI, Japan, May 7 (Xinhua) The Tokyo Olympic torch on Friday took a reconstructed mission ship used by Japanese envoys to China 1,400 years ago to mark the cultural exchange between the two neighboring East Asian countries.
A mission ship, originally reconstructed for Shanghai Expo 2010, carried the Olympic flame from the prefectural government building to the forest park across the Nagasaki harbor, covering about one kilometer and taking about 20 minutes.
Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, the torch bearer, said before boarding the ship, I cannot help think of those Japanese envoys who started their journey with dreams and hopes from this ship to a wider world. I, too, hope to keep moving forward with dreams.
The Sui Wendi: The Re-Unification Of China
The Sui Wendi: The Re-Unification Of China
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The re-unification of China began when Sui Wendi came to power in 581 and created the Sui Dynasty. Sui was able to successfully unify the North, reestablish a centralized beauracratic government, restore the tax base, and conquer the south, completely unifying the country. It has been said that Suiâs greatest accomplishment was that he was able to unite China under a single government after centuries of disunity. During his rule he also rebuilt the Great Wall of China, constructed the Grand Canal that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers, and maintained peace with the bordering Turik tribes. Overall the Sui Dynasty was an important period of re-unification and peace in Chinaâs history. However, this peace was not to last. During the second