Lost Chinese treasures return home

Exhibition presents a rare collection of ink paintings and calligraphy works, some of which go back nearly 1,000 years, painstakingly collected by a Filipino businessman, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.

Ching Banlee (1899-1965), a Filipino entrepreneur of Chinese descent and a great admirer of Chinese culture, devoted his entire life to acquiring hundreds of precious ink paintings and calligraphy works.

A late-night visit in 1936 to the Shanhaiguan Pass in Hebei province marked a significant point in Ching's journey of art collection.