China Daily by Lara Farrar on Fri 05/03/2010
Important historical artifacts uncovered on construction sites are being destroyed or stolen because of flaws in the law
Underground cultural artifacts are being seriously damaged or destroyed amid Beijing’s ongoing wave of redevelopment, said a local non-governmental organization dedicated to historical preservation in China.
Of the more than 4,000 construction projects launched in Beijing in 2008 and 2009, only 89, or 2 percent, received a thorough archaeological survey, according to the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP).
“No one can tell exactly the real situation regarding damage to Beijing’s underground relics,” said He Shuzhong, head of the CHP. Read more»


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