Series with 370m views echoes Chinese state media calls for return of cultural relics
A viral series on the Chinese version of TikTok about a jade teapot that turns into a woman and escapes from themade by two social media influencers, echoes Chinese state media calls for the British government to make amends for “historical sins” and return Chinese cultural relics.with the help of a Chinese journalist it befriends in London, although the videos appear to be filmed in Edinburgh.
On Friday, a notice was filed with the China Film Administration to make an animated, full-length version of, to be written by Wang Xuewen. It is not clear if Pancake Fruit and Summer Sister are involved in the adaptation. The editorial cited the recent revelation that an estimated 1,500 historical artefacts have gone missing from the museum’s collection, with some items appearing on eBay. The museum’s director has resigned and a senior curator has been sacked. The incident has bolstered calls for ancient objects to be returned to their original homes.
“The museum believes that displaying objects from China alongside cultural material from other parts of the world helps people understand China’s long history better. We have received no official request for the return of any objects in the collection by the Chinese government.”
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