BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Here are the highlights of China's cultural news from the past week:

-- Lost treasure of China's Old Summer Palace returns home

A bronze horse head sculpture, a treasure of China's Old Summer Palace that went missing after an Anglo-French allied forces' looting 160 years ago, has returned to its original palace home.

It is the first time that a lost important cultural relic from the Old Summer Palace, or "Yuanmingyuan," has been returned to and housed at its original location after being repatriated from overseas.

-- China establishes national archaeological research center

China has announced the setting up of a national archaeological research center under the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), which is expected to become a professional archaeological research institute of global significance.

The center, established on the basis of NCHA's national center of underwater cultural heritage, will focus on the excavation, study and preservation of cultural relics, as well as other aspects related to improving archaeological work in the country.

-- Exhibition on ancient Chinese bronze mirrors opens in Beijing

The National Museum of China opened an exhibition on ancient Chinese bronze mirrors, with more than 260 exquisite items on display.

Titled "Mirrors of Eternity," the exhibition showcases items selected from thousands of bronze mirrors, related accessories and pottery making models in the museum's collection. Enditem

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