DNA test confirms identity of human remains

A DNA has test confirmed that the remains of a man found recently in a desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region belonged to Li Zhonghua, a native of Sichuan province, who went missing more than 50 years ago.

Test results were published by police in Qinghai province on Monday evening.

The remains, about 1.75 meters in height, were found by a group of rock collectors near the Lop Nor basin at the juncture of Xinjiang and Qinghai early last month.