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Beijing unearths 3,000 pieces of cultural relics in first half of 2017

This year Beijing has excavated and protected more than 1,300 ancient tombs of different times in history, unearthing over 3,000 pieces or sets of cultural relics as of May 30.

From February 2 to May 14 this year, the capital city’s sub-center in Tongzhou District has seen 276 ancient tombs excavated over a total area of 99,884 square meters for archaeological prospection. More than 1,000 pieces or sets of cultural relics were unearthed, including pottery, porcelain, bronze, gold and silver wares.

In Yanqing District, on the 2.54 million-square-meter area of archaeological prospection, a total of 1,100 tombs have been discovered, 845 of which have been dug out, including the brick-chambered tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Tang Dynasty and Jin Dynasty as well as the earth pit tombs of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. Among them, seven were well-preserved family cemeteries of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which are rare in Beijing.

In the first half of this year, during the archaeological excavation of the Ruyuan Garden in the Old Summer Palace, the overall layout including the pavilions, open halls, rockery and roads have been uncovered for the first time. Nearly 1,000 pieces of cultural relics have been discovered in the garden, such as gold bricks, tiles and the stone inscription of Emperor Jiaqing’s handwriting.

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Beijing High-Tech Expo signs US$10.8b deals

The 20th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC) ended in the Chinese capital on June 10, attracting more than 200,000 attendees. A total of 82 projects of technology trading and industrial cooperation contracts have been signed with the total amount of 73.326 billion yuan (about US$10.8 billion) during the three-day expo.

CHITEC, first launched in 1998, has witnessed the transformation of Chinese sci-tech innovation from the low-end industrial value chain to a higher sci-tech power in the past two decades. This year’s expo featured a number of technologically sophisticated projects such as top-notch Tiangong-2 and COMAC C919, graphene waterborne paint which is a technological breakthrough in the field, and QD image sensor and so on. These original achievement showcase that China is on course to become a world-class sci-tech powerhouse.

According to the organizing committee, deals in the aerospace industry, new generation of information technology and new material amounted to 49.5 billion yuan, while projects aimed at improving people’s lives totaled 20.8 billion yuan.

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Beijing accelerates sub-center building with 255 major projects

Beijing has arranged 255 major engineering projects this year to accelerate the construction of its sub-center. By now, the overall design of the sub-center and the detailed design of six key areas have been reviewed by experts.

By the end of April, a total of 27 new projects have been launched, and 140 projects worth 16.35 billion yuan (US$2.41 billion) are under construction. The first-phase construction of the sub-center’s administrative area is speeding up, and the city’s major departments are expected to begin relocation by the end of this year.

Shi Weiliang, chief planner of Beijing’s urban planning and land resources authority, revealed that the plan of the six-square-kilometer administrative office area of the sub-center has been completed. He said that the overall plan of the entire Tongzhou District was rolled out last year, with the focus on the planning of the peripheral towns with unique characteristics and their coordination with the sub-center, surrounding cities and downtown Beijing.

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