Fedex Offers Free Delivery of National Treasures to Taiwan for Exhibition

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, December 25, 2001

Fedex Offers Free Delivery of National Treasures to Taiwan for Exhibition

Fedex recently announced it will help, free of charge, transport an array of ancient Chinese cultural relics to Taiwan for an exhibition there.

Fedex recently announced it will help, free of charge, transport an array of ancient Chinese cultural relics to Taiwan for an exhibition there.

The cultural relics, all rated as national treasures presently stored in the Beijing-based Poly Art Museum, will be displayed in Taipei from late December 2001 to March 2002.

The exhibits, estimated worth 56 million US dollars, include 35 stone sculptures of Buddha and Bodhisattva from the fifth century to the eighth century, 80 pieces or sets of bronze wares from the Shang Dynasty (16th century - 11th century BC) to the Tang Dynasty (618-997) and five pieces or sets of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) artifacts.

Among the 120 relics, the most eye-catching ones are the bronze heads of an ox, monkey and tiger from Yuanmingyuan (the Old Summer Palace), which were looted from China 140 years ago by invading British and French soldiers, and returned to Beijing after the China Poly Group won the bid in an auction held in Hong Kong last spring.

Fedex started its business in China in 1984 and now its service network covers more 140 cities across the country.

National Treasures to Be Displayed in Taiwan

National Treasures to Be Exhibited in Taiwan