via Xinhua, 17 May 2023: A new base for archaeological research and cultural relic protection was inaugurated in Kunming, China, jointly built by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Yunnan Provincial government, equipped with exhibition halls, warehouses, research rooms, and aimed at collaborating with academic institutions in South and Southeast Asia for research, preservation, and training, while Yunnan province serves as a vital connection between China and neighboring countries in the region.
A base for archaeological research and the protection of cultural relics in South Asia and Southeast Asia was put into use on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province.
The base was jointly built by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the provincial government, and it has a total construction area of over 9,800 square meters. It is equipped with a specimen exhibition hall and warehouse, a room for the collection and analysis of information on cultural relics, and a room for research on the technological conservation and restoration of cultural relics.
Source: Yunnan establishes archaeological base to enhance research in South, Southeast Asia -Xinhua
