Ancient temple

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a temple complex dating back to the State of Nanzhao, a slave society established during the Tang Dynasty (618-907),

according to the provincial research institute of cultural relics and archaeology in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

The complex situated at the Wuzhishan ruins in the city of Dali was found with 14 foundations for structures, 63 stone walls and 23 ditches. More than 40 tons of tiles, along with over 17,300 other relics including pottery were also unearthed, said Zhu Zhonghua, a researcher who leads the archaeological project.

From January to July 2020, archaeologists conducted the excavation work on an area of 6,000 square meters at the site, 600 meters to the south of Taihe. Taihe was the first capital of the Nanzhao regime after its ethnic Bai tribal head united the six tribes of the Erhai Region.

All-white panda

THE world’s only all-white panda surfaced again in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with a brand-new look of golden-white fur all over, as videos released Friday by local authorities showed.

The distinctive creature burst into sight after infrared cameras captured its figure about 2,000 meters above sea level in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in April 2019. With no spots on its body and unique red eyes, the wild giant panda was concluded to be an albino, hitherto the only one of its kind anywhere on earth.

In February 2020, the long-lost panda was once again spotted in the reserve rambling in a snowfield and making brief occasional stops as if absorbed in deep thought.

After three days of trekking across forests and brooks, it was then caught on cameras set up about 1 kilometer away on a mountain ridge. It took the panda about 10 minutes to reach the foot of the mountain before it vanished into the unknown.