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<< News >> Ancient cliff paintings in China 'face severe damage'

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Cliff paintings in northern China that date back to prehistoric times face severe damage from natural erosion and human destruction, according to a Chinese archaeological expert. About 80 percent of ancient cliff or rock paintings in Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Qinghai have sustained damage through the forces of erosion and human activity, combined with a lack of protection, said expert Zhou Xinghua.<

"Cracks, falling pieces and collapses have made the previously clear pictures difficult to identify and some have even completely disappeared," said Zhou,

The northwestern region boasts rich remains of such paintings with the most famous sites at the Helan Mountain and Damaidi.

The eastern part of the Helan Mountain has 2,318 cliff paintings in an area of seven square kilometers.

Source: China.org.cn
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Discoveries change views on ancient China by Andy B on Thursday, 03 April 2008
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Another China story:

As part of Chinese Culture Week at the U, Li Xianto, deputy director of the Sichuan University Museum, exhibited renditions of archeologists' discoveries about the ancient culture of the Sanxingdui people.

Xianto observed that the Sanxingdui, an ancient Chinese civilization, uniquely used bronze as a medium to express beauty through art at the beginning of the Bronze Age.

"The bronze making was very technical and advanced," Xianto said. "It took a lot of skill to make and master these pieces."

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