from New York Times -
Olympic Construction Unearths Ancient Treasure Trove
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A triumph of sorts for preservation - even in the face of crass commercialism in the run-up to the Olympics in Beijing. This is a welcomed contrast to earlier callous attitude towards heritage preservation in this over-heated economy where history is often perceived to be standing in the way of progress.

"There are two enemies of antiquity protection," said Xu Pingfang, president of the China Archaeological Society. "Construction is one. Thieves are the others. They know what they want, and they destroy the rest."