At present, five bronze heads of ox, tiger, monkey, pig and horse have been rescued and returned to China by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively, and are collected in the Poly Art Museum. It is now known that the rat and rabbit heads were auctioned at a French auction house in February 2009. The dragon head is currently in Taiwan and is well preserved, but will not appear in the short term. The whereabouts of four pieces including snake heads, sheep heads, chicken heads, and dog heads are still unknown.

The Rat: Appeared in the special auction of "The Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé" held by auction giant Christie's from February 23 to 25, 2009 in Paris, France . At the auction on February 26, it was unveiled with a reserve price of 9 million euros and was finally sold for 14 million euros. At the time, Christie's did not reveal the true identity of the buyer. On March 2, Niu Xianfeng, deputy director-general of the China Special Fund to Rescue Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, said at a press conference in Beijing that Cai Mingchao, collection consultant of the China Special Fund to Rescue Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, participated in the auction and became the final bidder. However, since payment has not yet been made and is still within the payment deadline, it is still unknown whether the auction will be completed. Cai Mingchao said: "I will not pay. Under the circumstances at that time, every Chinese would stand up. I just fulfilled my responsibility."

Ugly Cow: Taiwan, China in the 1980s Entrepreneur Cai Chennan purchased it at a Sotheby's auction. On April 30, 2000, China Poly Group purchased it at Christie's auction house for HK$7.745 million, and it is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

Yin Hu: In the 1980s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Cai Chennan purchased it at a Sotheby's auction. On May 2, 2000, China Poly Group purchased it at Sotheby's auction house for HK$15.44475 million, and it is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

Rabbit: Appeared in the special auction of "The Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé" held by auction giant Christie's from February 23 to 25, 2009 in Paris, France . At the auction on February 26, it was unveiled with a reserve price of 9 million euros and was finally sold for 14 million euros. At that time, Christie's did not reveal the true identity of the buyer. On March 2, Niu Xianfeng, deputy director-general of the China Special Fund to Rescue Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, said at a press conference in Beijing that Cai Mingchao, collection consultant of the China Special Fund to Rescue Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, participated in the auction and became the final bidder. However, since payment has not yet been made and is still within the payment deadline, it is still unknown whether the auction will be completed. Cai Mingchao said: "I will not pay. Under the circumstances at that time, every Chinese would stand up. I just fulfilled my responsibility."

Chenlong: According to Shenzhen Satellite TV in March 2009 According to reports, Wang Du, a collector from Taiwan, China, said in an interview that the dragon head among the missing animal heads from the Old Summer Palace is currently in Taiwan. Wang Du said that Taiwan Dragon Head was in good condition in the 1980s. At that time, the value was NT$4 to 5 million. The collector originally planned to have the dragon head appear at the auction, but in view of the turmoil encountered by the rat head and rabbit head, the collector does not expect the dragon head and other unaccounted Old Summer Palace animal heads to appear in the short term.

Si She: Whereabouts Unknown

Wuma: In the 1980s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Cai Chennan purchased it at a Sotheby's auction. On September 20, 2007, Dr. Stanley Ho, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and entrepreneur, successfully purchased and donated it to the country at a record price of HK$69.1 million.

Weiyang: Whereabouts Unknown

Shenhou: In the 1980s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Cai Chennan purchased it at a Sotheby's auction. On April 30, 2000, China Poly Group purchased it at Christie's auction house for HK$8.185 million, and it is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

Youji: Whereabouts are unknown

Xugou: Whereabouts are unknown

Haizhu: In 1987, it was purchased by a museum in the United States. In 2003, the famous entrepreneur Dr. Stanley Ho invested in the acquisition and donated it to the Poly Art Museum for collection, finally returning to the motherland. As for the amount of funds paid, Poly did not disclose it, but it is said to be less than HK$7 million.