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3. The 28 natural and man－made Chinese cultural relics listed on UNESCO's world cultural heritage list will get the UN's once－over next year. To get ready for the inspection, China issued special laws to strengthen their protection. Authorities also aim to set up a database to compile the files of all the cultural sites with state protection.
4. Also in summer, Kunqu opera and other threatened art forms such as paper cutting and embroidery stepped out of the shade and into the light of public imagination. China wants these distinctive arts recognized by the United Nations as part of the world's intangible and oral cultural heritage.
5. Education grew with leaps and bounds this year. China is pinning its hopes on education boosting the country's development. In October, overseas interest in studying in China for the first time outpaced Chinese students heading abroad to hit the books. Impoverished students from China's vast western region were given a helping hand as the country embarked on a huge poverty－relief project. The project gives hard－up students from inland regions the chance to receive compulsory education free of charge.
6. The biggest splash in Chinese archaeology this year came from the deep. Two ancient towns, submerged for nearly five decades, were rediscovered. Though the towns' prosperity of 1,500 years ago has long passed, the "Time Capsule" stunned Chinese archaeologists with some rare finds.
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Editor: Han Ling CCTV.com
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