Beijing, October 25 (Youth.cn) - A cultural relic restoration competition took place in Jining, Shandong Province on October 22nd. Organized by 5 governmental institutes, this year’s competition focus on “protection of cultural heritage and promotion of artisan spirit”. The competition test the competitors’ restoring skills of cultural relics made by woods, bricks, color paintings, metal, pottery, papers as well as archaeological exploration skills. 171 professionals of cultural relic restoration or teachers and students of archaeology major participated the competition. 35 well-known experts from 23 relative institutes were engaged as judges. Photo/VCG