South Korean Museum Returns Two Qing Dynasty Lion Sculptures to China

On July 23, the Kansong Art Museum in Seoul hosted a ceremony to mark the return of two Qing Dynasty stone lion sculptures to China. According to a report in the South Korean publication Yonhap News Agency, the ceremony was attended by Chun In-keon, director of the Kansong Art Museum, You Hong-june, director of the National Museum of Korea, Dai Bing, the Chinese ambassador to South Korea, and Rao Quan, head of China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration. The lions’ return had b