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Buddha relic found in Nanjing

Date: 2008-11-23

Archeologists on Saturday removed an about 1,000-year-old miniature pagoda, believed to hold the top part of Buddha's skull, from an iron case found at a former temple site in Nanjing in July.

The site in the capital of Jiangsu province is home to a number of temples, including the Changgan Temple of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and the Dabaoen, or Grand Temple of Payment for Ki

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Famous ancient tower Zhenwu Pavilion

Date: 2008-11-09

Photo taken on November, 2008 shows the Zhenwu Pavilion in Rongxian County, Yulin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Located on the northern side of Xiujiang River, Zhenwu Pavilion was originally built in 1573 and has a history of more than 430 years. In virtue of the ingenious structure, the three-storeyed wooden building constructed in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was listed am

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Celebrating the Qiang New Year

Date: 2008-10-30

Children wear ethic costumes to welcome the New Year in the Qiang calendar at Li county of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, October 28, 2008. The Qiang New Year (October 1 in the lunar calendar), falls on October 29, 2008. Most ethnic Qiang people live in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture. Currently busy with reconstruction work af

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