China, France to cooperate on Notre-Dame restoration

China and France will work together on the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and the protection of China's Terracotta Warriors. According to the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, the joint research endeavor with France's Foundation for Cultural Heritage Sciences will predominantly focus on the protection of wooden remains and earthen archaeological sites.

The collaboration started with a cooperation document on the restoration of Notre-Dame signed in November 2019. Since then, the relevant departments from China and France have engaged in rounds of correspondence to discuss related issues. Both Notre-Dame and Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum are esteemed UNESCO sites.