New finds indicate a legendary state in Shaoxing
China DailyA brick well built in the Six Dynasties at the site. Complex large-scale foundations from the Yue State, which existed during the Warring States Period, have been discovered for the first time in Shaoxing ancient city, which is known to have been the site of an important Yue capital, scholars explained at a recent news conference at the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing. Li Longbin, director of the Shaoxing Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, says that the remains of wooden foundations from the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty are densely distributed across the site. Based on records, archaeologists believe that the Warring States Period relics are from the Yue, a state that ruled part of today's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces and Shanghai. "This shows an innovative way of building that probably combines the use of traditional Yue state stilt houses and Central Plains-style buildings," says Li.
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