(english.cnhubei.com) The U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) donated US$49,998 to Hubei Provincial Museum to protect the silk fabrics of the Warring States Period (403 BC-221 BC).
Clark T. Randt, Jr., Ambassador of the United States to China presented the money to the museum on the donation ceremony which was held in Wuhan, the provincial capital city on November 20, 2008.
It is the first foreign donation Hubei Provincial Museum has received.
The Hubei Provincial Museum, established in 1953, contains the most important collections of artifacts in the province.
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