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THE
Poly Art Museum is near the Dongsi Shitiao Overpass in Beijing. Since its
opening in December 1999, the museum has been active in its pursuit of precious
cultural relics lost both domestically and abroad, following the principle
of "pursuing neither quantity nor diversity, but rather exquisiteness,
rarity and preciousness.".....
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The
Poly Art Museum
IN
May 2001, UNESCO for the first time awarded the title of "Masterpieces
of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" to 19 outstanding cultural
forms of expression from different regions of the world. Kunqu Opera, a school
of traditional Chinese opera, was among them......
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Kunqu:
Humankind's
Common Cultural Heritage
"No
tap water, no power supply, no sewerage system, no highway transportation,
no decent towns...." Until the early 1950s, the Chinese and foreign media
so described Tibet. Certain foreign scholars even compared life in old Tibet
to that of the European Middle Ages. At that time, apart from Qomolangma (Everest)
and other mountains that connoted a remote and mythical image.......
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A Seven-Year Test
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Tibet:
From Isolation to Openness
BEIJING's designation
as host of the 2008 Olympics is a source of pride and joy to the whole nation.
Beijing vows to show the world the best Olympics ever, which means the city
has begun a rigorous seven-year test.......
