A short video series is racking up views in China, amplifying calls for the British Museum to return artefacts.

It tells the story of a jade teapot, played by a woman, looking for its way back to China.

一個(gè)短視頻系列正在中國(guó)大熱，促使人們加大了令大英博物館歸還文物的呼聲。

它講述了一個(gè)由一位女性扮演的玉壺找尋回國(guó)之路的故事。

The world-renowned museum has been under pressure after 2,000 items were reported to be "missing, stolen or damaged" last month. The scandal has prompted demands from China and other countries for treasures to be returned.

自上個(gè)月，2000件文物從大英博物館中“失蹤、被盜或受損”一事被報(bào)道以來(lái)，這個(gè)聞名遐邇的博物館就一直承受著輿論壓力。

Titled?Escape from the British Museum, the three-part series from two Chinese social media influencers tells the story of a jade teapot coming alive and taking a human form as she tries to escape from the museum.

Her wish? To return home to China, with the help of a Chinese journalist she meets on the streets of London.

這部系列作品總共有三部分，名為“逃離大英博物館”。其中，兩位中國(guó)社交媒體網(wǎng)紅上演了一出玉茶壺在試圖逃離博物館的途中化作人形的短劇。

這個(gè)茶壺的愿望是什么呢？是在一位于倫敦街頭偶遇的中國(guó)記者的幫助下回到故土中國(guó)。

The teapot is a real artefact - and relatively recent addition to the British Museum. It was made in 2011 by a Chinese artist who specialises in intricate jade carvings.

Though not exactly a cultural relic, the delicate technique used in the making of the pot is a craft unique to China and that has resonated with the Chinese public.

劇中出現(xiàn)的茶壺是一件真實(shí)存在的文物——且是在距今相對(duì)較近的時(shí)候被收入大英博物館館藏的。它完造于2011年，作者是一位專(zhuān)精于精細(xì)玉雕的中國(guó)藝術(shù)家。

First released on China's version of TikTok, Douyin, the series has been played 270 million times on the platform. It has also seen its creators, who claim to be independent content makers, gaining more than five million followers on Chinese social media apps within one week.

The series has also been strongly endorsed by state media. State broadcaster CCTV gave it a pat on the back this week, saying: "We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition… We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artefacts that have been displaced overseas".

起初，它被發(fā)布在中國(guó)版Tiktok，也就是抖音上。至今，整個(gè)系列已在該平臺(tái)取得2.7億播放量。同時(shí)，自稱(chēng)獨(dú)立制作人的視頻創(chuàng)作者們則一周內(nèi)就在中國(guó)社交軟件上獲得了逾5百萬(wàn)新粉絲。

The series has also inspired other influencers to dress up as characters from ancient Chinese paintings and sculptures.

While traditional media have scrambled to decode the secret of the series' success, social media users credit it to the relatable message of "homecoming".

這個(gè)系列也啟發(fā)了其他網(wǎng)紅，將自己打扮成古代中國(guó)畫(huà)作或雕像中的人物。

傳統(tǒng)媒體爭(zhēng)相解讀這個(gè)系列的成功之法，社交媒體用戶(hù)則將它的成功歸結(jié)于其中體現(xiàn)出的“回家”這個(gè)貼近生活的信息。