On December 1, National Cultural Heritage Administration and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality jointly held an accession ceremony for a bronze horse head sculpture looted from Old Summer Palace. It is the first important cultural relic that went missing overseas for 160 years to return to its home.

National Cultural Heritage Administration and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality jointly holds an accession ceremony for a bronze horse head sculpture looted from Old Summer Palace, December 1, 2020. [Photo via Beijing Daily]

A bronze horse head sculpture is on display at Wenshu Pavilion of Zhengjue Temple in Old Summer Palace, December 1, 2020. [Photo via Beijing Daily]

A bronze horse head sculpture is on display at Wenshu Pavilion of Zhengjue Temple in Old Summer Palace, December 1, 2020. [Photo via Beijing Daily]

A bronze horse head sculpture is on display at Wenshu Pavilion of Zhengjue Temple in Old Summer Palace, December 1, 2020. [Photo via Beijing Daily]