More scandals at museum

After the damage to a precious porcelain artifact was exposed late last month, the credibility of the Palace Museum in Beijing was already in tatters. But now the public is demanding clarification about other incidents.

Netizens found five famous calligraphies of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), which were supposed to be part of the Palace Museum's collection, had been auctioned. The micro-bloggers criticized the caretaker of the country's treasures for raising money by selling these pieces of art.

The museum denied that the five treasured items were in its collection, but its spokesperson admitted that an investigation was underway into an allegation that the museum had covered up four more incidents in which major relics were damaged.