Cultural relic ‘experts’ not always trustworthy   

揭内地文物鉴定黑幕：受金钱诱惑为赝品"开绿灯"

原中国文物交流中心主任、中国国家博物馆研究员雷从云5日在广东佛山指出，在大量仿品赝品充斥文物艺术品市场的同时，现今中国内地文物鉴定方面亦是乱象丛生。

Foshan (CNS)-- Many irregularities exist in China's cultural relics identification industry, so it requires further regulation, according to Lei Yun, a researcher at the National Museum of China in Foshan, Guangdong Province.

The identification of relics largely depends on the observations of experts, so the true value of a cultural relic often depends on the moral quality and professional ethics of the person inspecting it, Lei said on Saturday.

Driven by outside interests, some so-called "experts" will approve fakes, he added.

Lei pointed out that illegal behavior of this kind not only reduces public trust in the cultural relics industry, it also disturbs the order of the art market.

Going forward, the industry should use more advanced technology to supplement expert opinion, he suggested.