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Professional firefighters stationed in Lhasa to better protect cultural relics

2008-12-16 05:36:43 GMT2008-12-16 13:36:43 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Lamas attend a ceremony of the stationing of professional firefighters in the Monastery of Zhaibung in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Dec. 15, 2008. Professional firefighters were stationed in three ancient temples in Tibet--the Monasteries of Sera, Zhaibung and Gandan on Monday, as the country steps up preservation of Tibetan cultural relics.(Xinhua Photo)

A lama presents a piece of hada scarf to a professional firefighter during a ceremony of the stationing of professional firefighters in the Monastery of Zhaibung in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Dec. 15, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Professional firefighters are stationed in the Monastery of Zhaibung in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Dec. 15, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Lamas attend a ceremony of the stationing of professional firefighters in the Monastery of Zhaibung in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Dec. 15, 2008. Professional firefighters were stationed in three ancient temples in Tibet--the Monasteries of Sera, Zhaibung and Gandan on Monday, as the country steps up preservation of Tibetan cultural relics.(Xinhua Photo)

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