Yang Jiechi (L), Chinese Ambassador to the United States, shakes hands with Martin Ficke, special agent in charge of the New York office of the Department of Home Security, at a handover ceremony in the Chinese Consulate General in New York on June 17. Six ancient Chinese terracotta figures smuggled to the United States were returned to China by the US Customs on Tuesday. The six terracotta figures dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (B.C. 206--A.D. 25) were stolen from an ancient tomb in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province in March 2002. (Xinhua Photo)

Two Chinese-American women watch the smuggled Chinese cultural relics after a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York on June 17. (Xinhua Photo)

Six ancient Chinese terracotta figures smuggled to the United States are returned to China by the US Customs at a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York on June 17. (Xinhua Photo)