23,000 bronzes, 14 years, 60 volumes: how China is mapping lost heritage held abroadtranslating…

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 details of more than 23,000 ancient Chinese bronze vessels, weapons, chariot fittings and ritual…