摘要
Vice Director of the National Museum of China Chen Lvsheng answers the questions concerning the animal head sculptures asked by the journalist.
Days ago, the French President Mr. Hollande paid a visit to China. At that time, Henri Pinault announced that he would send the long-lost Yuanmingyuan sculptures of rat head and rabbit head back to China free of charge. The Vice Director-General of State Administration of Cultural Heritage Song Xinchao expressed his appreciation to Henry Pinault and his father and stated that "the twelve animal heads ofYuanmingyuan have special significance for both