I met Iwan Bala senior lecturer at the School of Creative Arts and Humanities, Trinity College, Carmarthen and went to a lecture he gave. He spoke about the suppression of Wales by Britain especially by the submersion of Llanwddyn by the dame at Lake Vyrnwy built by the Victorians, the recent rise in Welsh art and artists questioning Welsh identity. His exhibition at the 3 Gorges Museum was ironic since the Chinese had damed the Yanse River and displaced 1.24 million people who fled to Chongqing.
At the lecture a Chinese student was angry that the British had not given back important relics since the cultural revolution fell and asked why the British government would not give them back. Iwan talked about the British for not giving back Welsh bluestones from Stonehenge.
What would the world be like if the museums returned their objects back to their original heritage?
Li Yifan is a documentary video artist and made important documentary about the flooding of Fengjie the ancient home of the Chinese poet Li Bai. His film has had international acclaim and the Chinese government are sensitive about his work. Here link that reviews the film-
http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/reviews.php?film_id=10…
