---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 15 Jun 2001 (Sarah Talbot) New in IGCS - Archaeology: China's First Female Archaeologist Ed./Corp.: People's Daily, PR China URL: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/50years/celebrities/19990910C112.html Language: English. Self description: "Without Zheng Zhenxiang, the tomb dating back to the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) would not have been unearthed in 1976 in the city of Anyang in central China's Henan Province. Zheng is the first female archeological research fellow of new China, which was founded in 1949, and she has spent 36 years excavating the Yin Ruins, the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty, buried under Anyang." Description: Profile of Zheng Zhenxiang, who discovered the tomb of Fu Hao. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L