China constructing USD 18-million cultural park in Tibet

BEIJING: China is constructing a USD-18 million cultural park at a site of ancient human ruins in eastern Tibet that will recreate scenes from the lives of pre-historic Tibetans about 5,000 years ago.

The Karub Ruins Park, located in Qamdo City, will allow visitors to learn about the plateau's prehistoric civilisation, according to Yungzhung Dawa, head of the city's cultural heritage bureau.

With a total investment of 120 million yuan (about USD 18.8 million), the project will replicate scenes from the lives of Tibetans' ancestors from 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.

The first-phase project includes an exhibition hall where pictures of the ruins of ancient houses will be displayed, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The Karub ruins were found in 1977 and put under state protection in 1996.

Three excavations have been conducted on an area covering 3,040 square metres of ruins since their discovery.

They are the best-preserved Neolithic ruins on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.