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 Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2010 shows the lycoptera fish fossil in Ottawa, Canada. A collection of 130 million years old fossils, smuggled from China into Canada seven years ago, was officially transferred to the Chinese government Tuesday, marking the country's first return of culture property to China. The fossils, 35 pieces in total, consist of Sinohydrosaurus, Lycoptera fish, plant and insect fossils, all originating from Liaoning province, northeast China. [Xinhua]

 

 

 Deputy Director of the Geological Museum of China Cao Xiping (L), Charge de affairs of Chinese Embassy in Ottawa Xu Bu (C) and Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Canadian Heritage Tom Scrimger attend a fossils returning ceremony in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 9, 2010. A collection of 130 million years old fossils, smuggled from China into Canada seven years ago, was officially transferred to the Chinese government Tuesday, marking the country's first return of culture property to China. The fossils, 35 pieces in total, consist of Sinohydrosaurus, Lycoptera fish, plant and insect fossils, all originating from Liaoning province, northeast China. [Xinhua]

 



(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2010)

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