Source: CCTV.com

04-30-2008 19:15

China has earmarked 700 million yuan (100 million U.S. dollars) from the state budget for preservation of cultural relics in Tibet. Over 4,000 religious spots have been preserved and open to public. The budget for the purpose this year was set at 570 million yuan (81 million U.S. dollars), which will be used for preservation work at 22 cultural sites.

Tibetan cultural relics in Forbidden City prove Tibet part of China

This is a Buddha statue made in the 13th or 14th century  in the Yuan Dynasty.

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties and has always enjoyed close links with Tibet. Tens of thousands of pieces of Tibetan cultural relics are preserved in the Forbidden City, proving that Tibet has always been an inalienable part of Chinese territory. Full story>>