Display of rare treasures marks Cultural Heritage Day

The second part has a large photo exhibition, aiming to give the visitors an overview of China's rich cultural heritage resources and how they are facing the threats of urbanization, globalization, and commercialism and tourism.

　　It also highlights the constant efforts and achievements that have been made, including international co-operation in various fields, to preserve world cultural heritage both in China and elsewhere over the past few decades, according to Dong Baohua, deputy chief of State Administration of Cultural Heritage, a co-organizer of the exhibition.

　　

　　

　　Besides items from China's major archaeological discoveries such as the gold adornment of sunbirds, now adopted as the "China Cultural Heritage"log, the third part also features some of the top treasures that have been acquired in China and from other parts of the world, with the support of the Ministry of Finance, which has reportedly drawn at least 196 million yuan (US$24.5 million) since 2002 from a "Special Fund for the Protection of Key Rare Cultural Heritages of China" to help CICCH and other major Chinese museums acquire national treasures.