The protection project for Dou Dafu Temple, on the outskirts of Taiyuan in Shanxi province, lasted for six months, and cost more than three million yuan ($500,000). [Photo/Xinhua]

Guided by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Chinese Committee for the International Council on Monuments and Sites sponsored the activity with China Cultural Relic News and worked on it since early March. Candidates from different provinces introduced their projects and answered questions from scholars and experts in the field of cultural relic protection.