Old couple sue museum to get back family treasure

时间：2007-12-28 05:10:23

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Chinanews, Shenyang, December 28 – Liu and Shen, an old couple in Anshan, Liaoning Province, who sold a china jar, a brush pot made of red proclain and a round china box in 1977 to the local cultural heritage1 administration at 20 yuan. In 1978, the cultural heritage administration gave Liu and Shen another 350 yuan for the three treasures, without telling them the true value of those curios.

 

However, Liu found by himself that the china jar alone should be worth at least 230 million yuan, as a similar round jar was auctioned2 at 230 million yuan in 2005, and the jar Liu sold to the cultural heritage administration was in the octagonal shape, so it was much more precious than the round one.

 

“If they had told us the value of the jar, we would never have accepted such a low offer,” said Liu.

 

On December 25, the old couple asked their lawyer to sue3 the museum that keeps the three treasures at the Tiedong District Court in Anshan, hoping the contract of sale could be quashed, or at least they could get a higher compensation4.

 

“We haven't received the summons from the court so far, but we will respond when we receive it,” said the spokesperson of the museum

 
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1 heritage odmx3     
n.传统，遗产，继承物
参考例句：
  • The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
  • We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。
2 auctioned 1a9ab53832945db108ff2919e21fccc6     
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 sue PUAzm     
vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉
参考例句：
  • If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
  • The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。
4 compensation vXIy6     
n.补偿（或赔偿）的款物，补偿，赔偿
参考例句：
  • Workers who have been unfairly dismissed may claim compensation.被无理开除的工人可以要求补偿。
  • Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.男女同工应同酬。

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