A Treasured Past

，Experience rhythm of tea artistry11-22
，China opposes sale of looted cultural relics: diplomat11-17
，Chinese characters come together at new museum11-16
，Kung fu shrine under attack11-13
，Festivals for children: to carry forward tradition, forge ahead into future11-13
，Paper-cutting art piece by Chinese President displayed in Macao11-12
，New Zealand becomes contender for world heritage site11-12
，Ancient Buddhist monastery conserved in SW China's Tibet11-12
，Egypt to start restoration of tomb Tutankhamen11-11
，Sarkozy's Facebook entry stirs up debate11-10
，Traditional Kunqu "Peony Pavilion" performed in Shanghai11-09
，African traditions to take center stage in Yaounde workshops11-08
，China's terra-cotta warriors remain intact after earthquake11-06
，First cross-Strait attempt to reveal imperial treasure mystery11-06
，Auction of relics angers public11-06
，Indelible Jewish heritage in Harbin11-04
，Ancient west China route on road to world heritage listing11-04
，French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss dies at 10011-04
，Ancient China market seeks to enter World Heritage List11-03
，Distinctive relic in mountain: Cizhong Catholic Church in Yunnan10-30
，International Trade Fair of Heritage Conservation, Restoration and Museum Technology kicks off10-30
，DPRK unearths 2000-year-old tomb10-30
，Pageant folklore ceremony held to worship Mazu in Fujian, E China10-30
，1,000-year-old roofed wooden arch bridge-- Wan'an Bridge in Pingan, China's Fujian10-29
，Fascinating hand-carved wood block printings displayed in Chongqing10-29
，China's ancient capital to relocate glass factory to protect relics10-28
，Cambodia becomes permanent member of World Heritage Committee10-27
，Indonesia registers 23 cultural heritages, landscapes to UNESCO10-26
，DPRK unearths remains of Paleolithic Age10-25
，Ancient tomb excavated in central China's Hubei10-21
，Australian researchers welcome heritage nomination of coral reef10-20
，Americans enchanted by ancient Chinese warriors10-19
，Delicate paper-cutting artwork displayed in Guiyang, SW China10-18
，Living with terra-cotta army10-17
，Colombian authorities exhume remains of 31 guerilla group victims10-15
，1,700-year-old footprints discovered under Israel's mosaic floor10-15
，Canadian expert says new da Vinci painting found10-14
，"Teenage warriors" discovered in China's terracotta army10-13
，Qianlong throne makes record in Sotheby's auction10-09
，Egypt demands France returning stolen relics10-08
，Beijing Palace Museum director arrives in Taiwan for cross-Strait exhibition10-06
，Precious islamic artworks displayed at Sotheby in London10-03
，Humans didn't evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors: study10-02
，China's Matsu Culture inscribed onto UNESCO's intangible heritage list10-01
，Fossil of ancient elephant on display in Indonesia09-30
，Temple's expansion in N China crucial for cultural inheritance: Shaolin principal abbot09-30
，Qianmen Street picks up its commercial tradition09-29
，Rebuilt Shaolin temple to pack a big punch09-29
，New clue into human evolution found09-29
，200 valuable porcelain artifacts found on ancient Chinese merchant vessel09-27

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