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 Recently, a press conference held in Xi'an unveiled academic research results concerning the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang. Guo Zhikun, a specialist in the history of Qin and Han Dynasties, made bold guesses about the mysterious tomb complex. |
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 China's first moon probe satellite Chang'e No. 1 will be sent to space soon. Along with the satellite, 30 classical Chinese songs and music pieces will also be sent to space, the Shanghai Evening Post reported. |
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 The publisher of the autobiography of China's last emperor is seeking for the book's copyright to be declared an "intestate property" in order to resolve a longstanding ownership dispute. |
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 Lijiang, an ancient town in southwest China's Yunnan Province, has won UNESCO's 2007 Award of Merit for its restoration of ancient buildings, UNESCO official Richard Engelhart announced in the town on Monday. |
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 Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, the National Grand Theater is slated to become the country's top performance venue. |
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 Ang Lee's latest opus, Lust, Caution, which has just won the director a second Golden Lion, has been the talk of the town because of its 30-minute-long erotic scenes, including full-frontals of the two main characters. Yet the stories of the two women behind the scene, a young female spy who died of a failed assassination in 1930's Shanghai and the author of the original story whose own love story resonates in the film - are equally ravishing. |
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 A plan to rebuild part of the Yuanmingyuan (the old Summer Palace) Park has met with mixed public response. The park's management office said it is planning to rebuild a palace gate before the end of this year. But many fear construction of the gate might destroy some the historic remains. |
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 A set of design drawings made by a royal architect surnamed Lei in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) began to be displayed at the National Library of China last Sunday. The design drawings were once included in the United Nation's World Memory Heritage List. |
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 During a special interview with Global People, Zhang Wei, the director of the Underwater Archaeology Center of China, recounts the history China's underwater archaeology and the story of the exploration of Nanhai No.1. |
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 In the post-Lloyd-Webber period for the Chinese musical market, the classic Broadway musical 42nd Street will take the stage in seven major theaters. |
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