The return of a smuggled Tang Dynasty (AD 618 – 907) sarcophagus from the United States to China may serve as a good example for international collaboration to curb the rampant pillaging and smuggling of treasures.
How to export antiques from China: A detailed guide to the law, process, issues and documents required to import and export antiques from China, with practical real world examples while dispelling common myths
Ever wondered what the Chinese is concerning exporting antiques? Look no further! Here is a copy of it: Law of the People’s Republic of China
By a curious twist of history and geopolitics, Chinese antique smuggling has made Hong Kong become the legitimate outlet for ill-gotten treasures of Chinese history, a legal market for illegally obtained objets d’art that can and do command huge sums.
