Huge Ancient Porcelain Pit Discovered: About 1 million scraps of broken porcelain, some of which may be up to 800 years old, were unearthed recently from an enormous pit in downtown Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau announced yesterday.
Media Executives Court China, but Still Run Into Obstacles: Viacom, like many other American media companies, is already active in China. Its MTV network is carried in 10 million homes in Guangdong Province. Two-hour blocks of Nickelodeon programming like "CatDog" and "Wild Thornberries" are beamed on the government-run CCTV to more than 120 million homes.
Confucius's Hometown Renovated: Qufu, the birthplace of China's preeminent philosopher Confucius, plans to restore its ancient city walls and streets ahead of the philosopher's 2556th birthday anniversary, which falls on September 28.
Revolt in Chinese village reflects rising tide of discontent: A telltale scent of insurrection wafts across parts of rural China, and it's filling the air of this industrialized Pearl River Delta village.
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