Amid China's intensified efforts to recover cultural relics lost overseas, more than 2,100 pieces or sets of artifacts have been successfully brought back in the past 12 years.■

　　A Chinese staff member takes measurements of a batch of 56 lost Chinese cultural relics to be returned from Italy before packing them up in Rome, Italy, Oct. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

　　Chinese and Italian staff members check and verify a batch of 56 lost Chinese cultural relics to be returned from Italy before packing them up in Rome, Italy, Oct. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

　　Chinese staff members pack up a batch of 56 lost Chinese cultural relics to be returned from Italy in Rome, Italy, Oct. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

　　Chinese staff members take measurements of a batch of 56 lost Chinese cultural relics to be returned from Italy before packing them up in Rome, Italy, Oct. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

　　This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows a batch of 56 lost Chinese cultural relics to be returned from Italy in Rome, Italy. (Xinhua/Li Jing)