Beijing's tourism authorities have said they are going to target visitors from other Asian countries as guests of the city's homestay scheme for the Olympics.
An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed a 5,000-year-old royal burial ground in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported on Saturday.
The Nuo masks, made of wood of camphor trees, was put on the list of China's intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Nuo is a kind of folk activity to exorcise devils in ancient China.