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Project Title 

Year 

Documentation and promotion of traditional Qiang culture in A’er village in Sichuan by involving the residents of A’er village in the documentation of their cultural activities and through the production of educational materials. 

2009 

Documentation of traditional Tibetan oral folk culture in Qinghai through the production of a book and DVDs. The material will be available on the internet for free as well as as well as available at local Tibetan schools and libraries in Jianzha, Tongren and Xunhua County.  

2009 

Conservation and Display of Ancient Silk Objects from the Warring States Period in the Hubei Provincial Museum
Preservation and exhibition of a large collection of intact silk embroideries dating back to the Warring States Period (475 BC – 221 BC) at the Hubei Provincial Museum. 

2008 

Preservation of Tibetan Traditional Folk Cultures in Qinghai Province
The traditional Tibetan festivals and rituals are documented through the production of a nine volume book and DVD set.

2008 

Conservation of Ming and Qing Buddhist Sutra Volumes from Old Beijing
Conservation of a collection of 80 Buddhist Sutras from the Ming and Qing dynasties originally found in temples from the same era. Volumes contain blood writing, painted illustrations and calligraphy representing the history and culture of Buddhist temple life in 15^th and 16^th century Beijing. 

2006 

Preservation and exhibition of a collection of (2^nd cen. BC) Han Dynasty Artifacts of the Fujian Minyue Kingdom Capital Museum

2005 

Excavation, Preservation and Exhibition of Han Dynasty Cultural Relics at the Guangxi Hepu Han Dynasty Tomb Museum, Guangxi Province
Hepu became an urban center in 111 BC. This ancient port city was one of the most important links on the "Silk Road of the Sea" that saw maritime trade flourish along the coastal areas of South China, reaching to Vietnam and beyond. 

2004 

Preservation of Artifacs from the Shu Kingdom, Jinsha
Funds were awarded for the preservation and conservation of artifacts recovered from salvage excavations at Jinshu, near Chengdu dating from pre 1000 BC. The artifacts include some of the earliest evidence of processing of figurines in gold, ivory and jade.

2003 

Refurbishment of the Shan Guild Hall, Shanghai
Funds were used for the restoration of Three Mountain (San Shan) Guild Hall, built in 1909, representing Shanghai’s unique place as a hub of international trade. 

2002 

Preservation of Dege Sutra Printing House
Grant funds supported the professional assessment of and a plan for the preservation of the Dege Sutra Printing House, a 300 year-old historic wooden structure in which 270,000 hand-carved wooden blocks are stored. The sutras preserve some 70% of traditional Tibetan literary culture. 

2001