CRI听力：The Significance of Retrieving Cultural Relics is to Treasure the History

A team of over 80 Chinese lawyers attempted to get a French court to halt the sale of the sculptures, but the court ruled against the bid.(www.hXen.com)

A commentary in the Beijing News points says the retrieval of Chinese cultural items looted in time of war is a systematic and complicated project, which cannot be accomplished overnight.
 
Although moves to recove priceless relics progresses slowly, and has encounters numerous obstacles, the consensus of "returning the items to the owner" will never change. Rather, the paper argues, these matters will receive impetus with the steady evolution of countries acknowledging their past wrongdoings.

The paper says China should give thought on how to rebuild the power and beauty of the country's culture to such an extent it not only has the power to prevent the nation's cultural relics from being stolen, but also has the enthusiasm to maintain domestic culture.

The article concludes by saying that the significance of retrieving the cultural relics is not just simply for the sake of retreiving symbols reminiscent of a prosperous nation, but more essentially, to reclaim the justice of history and to reinforce the attitude of treasuring Chinese culture.