| Exhibition highlights China's 5000-year civilization &$ &$A boy looks at a jade suit sewn with gold thread from Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-25 A.D.) during the exhibition "Chinese Memory-treasures of a 5000-year Civilization" at the Capital Museum in Beijing, Aug. 12, 2008. A total of 169 of the best pieces from 55 museums across China were on display here from July 29 to Oct. 7. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)&$&$ &$ english.people.com.cn |
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