# cultural heritage
Latest news and articles about cultural heritage
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Looted, Displayed, Denied: How Japanese Institutions Keep Chinese Artefacts as War Trophies
Chinese campaigners and scholars say Japanese shrines, museums and the Imperial Household still display artefacts taken during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, sometimes framing them as wartime trophies. Legal doctrines in Japan and institutional opacity complicate restitution, while precedents of returns to Korea show negotiated solutions are possible but politically complex.
China’s Record Spring Festival: 5.96 Billion Trips and a New Model of Cultural Consumption
China’s nine‑day Spring Festival generated historic travel and spending—5.96 billion domestic trips and 8.03 trillion yuan—highlighting a rapid reshaping of tourism around immersive cultural experiences, film and media tie‑ins, and stronger inbound flows. The holiday demonstrated tourism’s growing economic and soft‑power role, even as it exposes challenges in sustainability and regional inequality.