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22 Chinese artifacts and one fossil forfeited in the United States have been returned to the Chinese government in the U.S. on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at a repatriation ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy to the U.S. in Washington D.C.

Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai taking a closer look at the microraptor fossil at the Chinese Embassy to the U.S. in Washington D.C. on Thursday, December 10, 2015. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Among these repatriated cultural relics, a microraptor fossil estimated to be approximately 160 million years old is considered to be the most valuable one.

The fossil will be exhibited at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for about 6 months before it comes back to China.

In addition to the fossil, other repatriated items include jade disks, bronze trays and a pottery figurine, dating back as far as 1600 BCE.

Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai addressed at the ceremony and praised the current China-U.S. cooperation on import restrictions of archaeological materials.

Since the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on import restrictions of archaeological materials in 2009, 24 Chinese cultural institutions and organizations have collaborated with US institutions and have held more than 30 cultural relics exhibitions in the U.S.

More collaboration projects are under discussion and are expected to be carried out in the coming year, for example, China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage is planning to held exhibitions in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. in 2017.

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