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China spends much on Tibetan cultural protection

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-23 10:31
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China spends much on Tibetan cultural protection
Photo taken on June 16, 2007 shows a lama carrying water at the Zhaxi Lhunbo Lamasery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China has launched a 570 million yuan (81.43 million US dollars) project to preserve 22 historical and cultural relics in the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region. [Xinhua]