More than 30 precious looted relics are now being displayed at a ‘private museum’ located in Gulou South Street in North China’s Tianjin.

Princess Palace

The museum, purchased by Ms. Zang Xiuyun in 2004 when she chanced upon it, not only has china articles from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), but also bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century - 771BC), which are rare even in state museums.

Owner of the Princess Palace: Zang Xiuyun

Other collections include furniture, drawing, and calligraphy once used or created by renowned persons.

Ms. Zang, born into a middle class family in the 1960th, took to antique collectiing over 20 years ago under the influence of her parents. She has spent most of her savings in purchasing and collecting precious Chinese antiques from other nations. She feels antique collectors should make every effort to bring the antiques, which were looted abroad by the foreigner invaders during the Second World War, back to their homeland.