Ancient rock painting

A ROCK painting discovered in 2021 in the Hulun Buir grassland in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been identified as an ochre rock painting recently, according to local researchers.

The find marks the first time that a rock painting has been identified in the Hulun Buir grassland area.

Ochre rock paintings are paintings drawn on rocks with red mineral pigments. Experts found that the painting could date back about 2,500 to 3,000 years.

Kaschin-Beck disease

THERE have been no new cases of Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD) in Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region since 2018 and all 54 risk areas in the region have eliminated the endemic, said local health authorities Wednesday.

Based on the survey result of a two-year special medical treatment campaign launched in 2021 for KBD patients, Tibet now has 3,866 KBD patients, all discovered before 2018, and has operated surgeries on 652 patients.

Rare calligraphy stele

A RARE stele showcasing the work of famous Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi is on display at Beijing Fuxue Stone Carving Museum.

All characters on the stone inscription were compiled from those written by Wang during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), the only one of its kind ever discovered in Beijing.

“It is an important relic for the study of the history of Chinese calligraphy,” said Lu Jiabing, director of the Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum.