1998年3月18日,中国社会科学院考古研究所与日本奈良国立文化财研究所在北京联合举行中日合作发掘西汉长安城遗址新闻发布会。新闻发布会由中国社会科学院考古研究所副所长乌恩主持,中国社会科学院秘书长郭永才、考古研究所所长任式楠、副所长刘庆柱、日本奈良国立文化财研究所所长田中琢分别讲话,并回答了记者提问。出席新闻发布会的还有国家文物局马自树、孟宪民,中国社会科学院科研局蔡文兰, On March 18, 1998, the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the National Institute of Cultural Studies of Nara, Japan, jointly held a press conference on the site of Chang’an City in the Western Han Dynasty in Beijing. The press conference was presided over by Uhn, deputy director of the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Guo Yongcai, secretary general of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Ren-nan, director of the Archeology Institute, Liu Qingzhu, deputy director of the Institute of Archeology, And answered questions from reporters. Attending the press conference were Ma Zhishu, Meng Xianmin, State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Cai Wenlan, Scientific Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,