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Culture in brief
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Beijing to host giant fashion show
THE 10th China International Clothing and Accessories Fair, the largest of its kind in Asia, is scheduled to be held at the end of this month.
The capital recently organized a fashion design contest in casual wear and witnessed this year's first important fashion show -- the Spring Collection of the esteemed Finland scarf designer Marja Kurki.
Ancient tomb found
AN ANCIENT tomb, dating back over 3,000 years, was discovered recently in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province and also the former capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 to 1046 BC) in its early period.
A large number of bronze and jade items were unearthed from the tomb. The bronze items included a "ding", which is a three-legged cauldron for meat and cereals, a "jue", which is a tripod vessel with a handle and open spout, a "zun", which is a cup used for drinking or warming wine, and some weapons.
Doris Lessing honoured for life's work
Novelist Doris Lessing, whose books set in southern Africa and Britain have won her wide admiration, received a major literary prize on Tuesday for her life's work.
Lessing, whose books include "The Grass is Singing", "The Habit of Loving" and "African Stories", won the 30,000 pound (US$43,000) David Cohen British Literature Prize 2001.
The prize, which is awarded every two years, was set up in 1993 by the David Cohen Family Charitable Trust. Past winners are V S Naipaul, Harold Pinter, Muriel Spark and William Trevor.
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