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March 23, 2006: Rare Books and Relics at Risk in China's Museums
"The alarming state of affairs was revealed in a survey by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Administration in December which was conducted after many rare books were damaged when a heating pipe burst at BECP."
"Museum officials fear that this might not be an isolated disaster. The 81 museums hold about 620,000 cultural relics in their collections; and about 80 per cent are vulnerable to changes in weather conditions. "
