Documentaries

THE China Media Group (CMG) said Tuesday that it will broadcast multiple documentaries jointly produced by Chinese and French film-makers, including the space documentary “Beyond the Far Side, the Dawn of a Space Revolution,” which made its debut in China yesterday.

Preparations are underway for the Chinese-French documentary “The Fabulous World of Fungi” and a feature film that tells an exciting adventure story involving a young boy and a panda, said the CMG.

Earliest cave tomb

SOUTHWEST China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has recently found the region’s hitherto earliest cave tomb dating back to over 3,000 years in Gyelsang cemetery site of Nedong District in Shannan City.

The cave tomb was built around 1200 BC, according to carbon-14 dating data. A total of 40 ancient tombs, including cave tombs, stone tombs and earth-pit ones, were newly found at the site. They are believed to have been built between the 13th century BC and the seventh century AD during the reign of the Tibetan Tubo Kingdom.

Planted forests

CHINA has planted over 68 million hectares of new forests over the past 10 years, ranking first in the world in terms of newly planted forest area.

The country has long emphasized the importance of ecological protection and afforestation, with President Xi Jinping leading by example when he planted a white-barked pine at Beijing Garden Expo Park in 2013 during the first voluntary tree planting activity after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).