But dealers retort that "the mainland can't take care of these artifacts themselves." They say that even some museums sell off their slightly marred antiques in order to maintain even more important pieces. During the Cultural Revolution, artifacts and antiques were wantonly destroyed.
業者卻指證歷歷地反駁，「大陸自己無法好好保護古物」，他們表示，連一些博物館都會把比較差的古董傢具賣掉，來維護更重要的文物。