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一 |     (ECNS) -- A collection of archival materials documenting Japanese air raids during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression has been donated to the Chongqing Municipal Archives for preservation and research.    The 138-page collection was gathered by Marcus Detrez and Bastien Rata from France, together with Zhong Haosong from China.        Copied from French archival institutions, the materials are mainly in French and also include Chinese-language documents and maps.    The records document Japanese bombing campaigns against Chongqing and Chengdu between 1938 and 1941, offering a third-party historical perspective on the attacks.    Among the materials are original records relating to the Chongqing tunnel disaster on June 5, 1941, one of the deadliest incidents associated with Japanese air raids on the city during the war.    Detrez said the documents reflect the historical ties between France and Chongqing and that it was meaningful for the materials to return to the city where the events they describe took place.    The Chongqing Municipal Archives said the donation reflects international efforts to preserve historical records and will provide valuable material for research into the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World War II.    (By Helen Mo, intern Liu Shuangjing)                    。    

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Police in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province  have offered a reward of 1 million yuan ($143,000) for information leading to the recovery of two stone lions stolen from a Tang Dynasty (618-907) imperial tomb complex, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.
The limestone lions were stolen in 2010 from the Jianling Mausoleum, the tomb of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, in Liquan county, Shaanxi Province. The mausoleum is a national-level protected cultural heritage site.
The two lions, which stood at the entrance to the imperial tomb complex, are each about 1.5 meters high and 1.3 meters long, with a chest width of about 0.8 meters. Each weighs about 2 metric tons, according to CCTV.
The Jianling Mausoleum covers about 150,000 square meters and is built along a mountainous and rugged landscape, making routine patrols difficult.
"We have only four staff members, and it takes four hours just to make one round," Zhang Ruifeng, director of the Jianling Cultural Heritage Management Office, told CCTV.
Local villagers have also helped protect the site, allowing other stone statues to remain in place. But the two lions at the eastern gate were located in a relatively remote area and were stolen under the cover of darkness in 2010.
To aid the search, CCTV News worked with Xi'an University of Technology（XUT） to digitally reconstruct the lions and project their images at the original site, creating a virtual return for the sculptures after their disappearance.
"The relationship between the lions and the surrounding mountains reveals the significance of the cultural relics," Zhang Hui, director of the university's Research Center for Digital Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage at XUT, told CCTV. "It is as if we can see the dignity and vitality that history has bestowed on them over thousands of years."
The digital reconstruction has helped draw more public attention to the search.
Wang Zhuo, head of the criminal investigation squad's visual investigation unit at the Xianyang Public Security Bureau, said that the lions have several identifying features.
One of the lions has a horizontal marking on its chest, while the other bears four Chinese characters on its chest and an inscription on its leg reading "July 11," according to Wang.
The search for the two stone lions is still ongoing, CCTV reported.
Global Times
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