{
  "id": 4379518,
  "title": "23,000 bronzes, 14 years, 60 volumes: how China is mapping lost heritage held abroad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/23-000-bronzes-14-years-60-volumes-how-china-is-mapping-lost-heritage-4379518",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T08:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365643/23000-bronzes-14-years-60-volumes-how-china-mapping-lost-heritage-held-abroad"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the quiet of a Peking University research room, shelves groan under the weight of 60 thick volumes. Stacked, they stand taller than an average human. Inside their pages lie the details of more than 23,000 ancient Chinese bronze vessels, weapons, chariot fittings and ritual objects that left China’s shores long ago and now sit in museums, private collections and auction houses across nearly 30…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "23,000 bronzes, 14 years, 60 volumes: how China is mapping lost heritage held abroad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/23-000-bronzes-14-years-60-volumes-how-china-is-mapping-lost-heritage",
        "published": "2026-08-30T08:00:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}