LHASA (April 11) XINHUA - Computer technology has been introduced to Potala Palace in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China, giving a boost to its management modernization drive.

The computer was presented to the palace by the computer CD center of Beijing's Qinghua University. Qinghua is working with the Palace in Lhasa to produce a series of special CDs, to introduce the palace's cultural relics to the outside world.

Using advanced multi-media computer technology, the palace will be able to show the world its architecture, sculptures, pagodas, murals, and other forms of ethnic culture.

The Palace was first built in the 7th century, and is the largest and most splendid example of ancient architecture in Tibet.