Life & Culture -- June 17, 2006

• 446 Nepali kids lost lives during decade conflict: report
• HK Issues Special Stamps on Chinese Idioms, Stories
• Over 2,500 tourists a day to be denied entry to Potala Palace
• Qinghai-Tibet plateau passenger trains ready to go
• Reflections on a Passion-Filled Decade

• Shandong to Boost Economy through Cultural Industry
• Two die on slope of Merapi volcano