Slips From Three Kingdoms to Be ProtectedA specialized center will be constructed in the next two years to protect the bamboo and wooden slips excavated four years ago from a Three Kingdom ruins in downtown Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, and to do related research.Sources from Changsha Cultural Relics Bureau said that the 170,000 pieces slips were first found in October 1996 near a construction site of Zoumalou. They were verified to be slips of annals for Wu State (222-280 A.D.), one of the Three Kingdoms about 1,700 years ago. As well preserved historical records on Three Kingdoms are very rare, these slips are therefore considered one of China's three major archaeological findings of this century. The State Development Planning Commission, Hunan Provincial Development Planning Commission will inject 30 million yuan, respectively for the projected center, while Changsha City Government will pump another six million yuan to cover the cost needed to build the center. The three-storey center located in Tianxin District of Changsha covers two hectares of land, taking the architectural style of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.). When completed, the center will be a venue for slips storage, exhibition and carrying out academic research. Required relocation of buildings has started to give way to the construction of the new center, which is to be launched soon after the traditional Chinese Spring Festival which falls on January 24 next year. The center is scheduled to be completed in 2002. |
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