"In those days, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act didn't receive nearly as much attention as it does today," says Chi. "Few people knew what the law required them to do with 'abandoned antiquities.' Such objects typically used to become decorations in people's living rooms.
「那時，『文化資產』並不像現在那麼受到重視，少有人知道發現『無主古物』時該如何『依法』處理，通常就是成了家裡客廳的裝飾品。