1.   Countless thousands were killed or hounded into suicide, while museums, libraries, and priceless cultural relics were sacked or destroyed.

2.   Not all Muslims favor even this minor cover, arguing that specific clothing requirements are cultural relics, not divine dictum.

3.   The once-a-year, two-week summer vacation is a cultural relic, he says.

4.   A provincial official in charge of cultural relics has been arrested for smuggling Ming dynasty sculptures, a Chinese newspaper reported Monday.

5.   And he particularly urged care for cultural relics in war zones, particularly ancient statues of Buddha in Bamiyan.

6.   Authorities in Tibet are tackling a rising wave of thefts by smugglers selling religious art and other valuable cultural relics overseas, state-run media said Wednesday.

7.   Cars, home appliances, cultural relics, pornographic and politically objectionable materials were the items most often smuggled, the report said.

8.   China is suffering a serious loss of poorly guarded cultural relics that are smuggled out of the country and sold for huge sums.

9.   Experts attending a conference on cultural relics in Beijing this week also intend to try to preserve the traditional layout of the city, it said.

10.   He added, citing the judge, only bank robbery and theft of cultural relics now qualify as punishable by death.