New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An arc-shaped jade ornament known as huang was unearthed at the Lingjiatan site in Hanshan county, Anhui province. Archaeologists enjoy fruitful year with series of discoveries While jade holds vital clues to civilizations in China dating back thousands of years, it also plays an important role in present-day life. Last year, a ceremonial jade artifact known as a bi was the inspiration for the medals presented at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics that bore concentric circle designs. It is 23.6 centimeters in diameter and the largest such item found at a Chinese archaeological site from the Neolithic period, which in China dates back 4,000 to 10,000 years.

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Mysterious 5,000-year-old jade dragons could reveal origins of Chinese civilisation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mysterious 5,000-year-old jade dragons could reveal origins of Chinese civilisation

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists have unearthed over 100 strange Stone Age jade artefacts in …

Archeologists make 5,000-year-old discovery while excavating an ancient burial site
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Archeologists make 5,000-year-old discovery while excavating an ancient burial site

Daily Mail  

A 5,000-year-old discovery made at an ancient burial site in Northern China could finally reveal how Chinese civilizations formed. Archaeologists found three dragons among 100 jade relics at an ancient burial site in China The relics were found beneath a circular tomb at the Yuanbaoshan burial site The team determined that the Hongshan civilization may have exchanged artistic ideas with …

Over 100 Neolithic jade relics unearthed
3 months ago

Over 100 Neolithic jade relics unearthed

China Daily  

Updated: Sep 23, 2024 By Fang Aiqing in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, and YUAN HUI in Hohhot China Daily Jade artifacts used in sacrifice are unearthed in July at the Yuanbaoshan archaeological site. Three jade dragons of different colors and sizes, and each around 5,000 years old, were among the more than 100 jade relics of the Hongshan Culture recently unearthed …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade hu in the shape of a tiger, dated to between 2200 and 1800 BC. "From the Yellow River Basin to the Yangtze River Basin and then the Pearl River Basin in southern China and continental Southeast Asia including Vietnam, the jade zhang has proven as effective a traveler as other types of ritual jade, most notably cong and bi," …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade disc from Qijia culture. Reflecting on the symbolism of the iconic Liangzhu jade cong, Fang believes that they amount to an enunciation of "the Liangzhu people's view of the universe". "While the cong-style bracelets continued to exist toward the end of the Liangzhu culture, the Liangzhu jade cong gradually stopped being pieces of ornamental art to take on other, …

Narrative arc set in stone
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Narrative arc set in stone

China Daily  

Jade huang in the shape of a doubleheaded dragon, from the Warring States Period. 'With the help of jade, people who inhabited the vast area of prehistoric China had engaged in spiritual and artistic exchanges, exchanges that would eventually allow them to acquire a common cultural identity without which the notion of China would not have existed," says Teng Shu-ping, …

Paved with jade
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Paved with jade

China Daily  

A jade tiger from the Guo state burial ground, Western Zhou Dynasty. During construction work in 1968, the grand burial chamber of a Han Dynasty vassal king named Liu Sheng was discovered in Mancheng county, Hebei province, 700 kilometers from the Guo state burial ground. Yet standing head and shoulders above them all is a jade shroud composed of more …

Paved with jade
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Paved with jade

China Daily  

A jade tiger from the Guo state burial ground, Western Zhou Dynasty. During construction work in 1968, the grand burial chamber of a Han Dynasty vassal king named Liu Sheng was discovered in Mancheng county, Hebei province, 700 kilometers from the Guo state burial ground. Yet standing head and shoulders above them all is a jade shroud composed of more …

Research reveals clues to jade mystery
11 months, 1 week ago

Research reveals clues to jade mystery

China Daily  

A jade turtle from the Lingjiatan site is on show at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Feb 2, 2022. DING HAIXIU/FOR CHINA DAILY Recent archaeological research has busted a myth about unique pieces of jade that are among the most enigmatic artifacts of the Hongshan culture. These ancient treasures, made of local greenish nephrite and mostly resembling a horse …

Research reveals clues to jade mystery
11 months, 1 week ago

Research reveals clues to jade mystery

China Daily  

A turtle-shaped oblate vessel and a jade stick from the Lingjiatan site in Anhui province is on display at Anhui Museum in Hefei, on Dec 6, 2022. CHINA DAILY "This unique jadeware is abundant, with more than 50 pieces found to date — a substantial number considering the scarcity of Hongshan culture jade," he explained. Unlike other jade that features …

Research reveals clues to jade mystery
11 months, 1 week ago

Research reveals clues to jade mystery

China Daily  

A jade turtle from the Lingjiatan site is on show at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Feb 2, 2022. DING HAIXIU/FOR CHINA DAILY Recent archaeological research has busted a myth about unique pieces of jade that are among the most enigmatic artifacts of the Hongshan culture. These ancient treasures, made of local greenish nephrite and mostly resembling a horse …

Circles of influence
1 year, 4 months ago

Circles of influence

China Daily  

Jade dragons unearthed from various archaeological sites: a jade bracelet with dragon head design from Liangzhu in Zhejiang province. Startlingly similar jade artifacts — unearthed thousands of kilometers apart and from different eras — have provided a key to understanding how the nation's earliest societies inspired and interacted with one another, Zhao Xu reports. In the summer of 1983, 40-year-old …

Circles of influence
1 year, 4 months ago

Circles of influence

China Daily  

Jade dragons unearthed from various archaeological sites: a jade bracelet with dragon head design from Liangzhu in Zhejiang province. Startlingly similar jade artifacts — unearthed thousands of kilometers apart and from different eras — have provided a key to understanding how the nation's earliest societies inspired and interacted with one another, Zhao Xu reports. In the summer of 1983, 40-year-old …

Western Han Dynasty jade pendant reflects a pursuit of beautiful things
1 year, 4 months ago

Western Han Dynasty jade pendant reflects a pursuit of beautiful things

China Daily  

A Western Han Dynasty jade pendant with openwork carving patterns of a dragon in the inner ring, and a phoenix facing it in the outer ring The dragon and phoenix are auspicious motifs in traditional Chinese culture. Take a look at the Western Han Dynasty jade pendant, boasting an openwork carving design! With exquisite patterns, quaint structure and superb craftsmanship, …

What's on
1 year, 9 months ago

What's on

China Daily  

A Shining Star, an ongoing exhibition at Anhui Museum, centers on the glories of Lingjiatan that thrived over a span of five centuries. Lingjiatan relics A relic site showing human activity some 5,000 years ago was revealed in Lingjiatan village, Anhui province, in 1987. A Shining Star, an exhibition at Anhui Museum, centers on the glories of Lingjiatan that thrived …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An arc-shaped jade ornament known as huang was unearthed at the Lingjiatan site in Hanshan county, Anhui province. Archaeologists enjoy fruitful year with series of discoveries While jade holds vital clues to civilizations in China dating back thousands of years, it also plays an important role in present-day life. Last year, a ceremonial jade artifact known as a bi was …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

The Bicun site in Lyuliang, Shanxi province. A palace, whose design can be seen in imperial cities in later dynasties, and exquisite pottery may provide clues to a previously unimaginable power hub on the edge of Loess Plateau. Wang Wei, director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Academic Division of History and a leading expert in the origins-tracing program, …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An arc-shaped jade ornament known as huang was unearthed at the Lingjiatan site in Hanshan county, Anhui province. Archaeologists enjoy fruitful year with series of discoveries While jade holds vital clues to civilizations in China dating back thousands of years, it also plays an important role in present-day life. Last year, a ceremonial jade artifact known as a bi was …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

An arc-shaped jade ornament known as huang was unearthed at the Lingjiatan site in Hanshan county, Anhui province. Archaeologists enjoy fruitful year with series of discoveries While jade holds vital clues to civilizations in China dating back thousands of years, it also plays an important role in present-day life. Last year, a ceremonial jade artifact known as a bi was …

New findings unveiled at Lingjiatan relics site
1 year, 11 months ago

New findings unveiled at Lingjiatan relics site

China Daily  

A jade ware unearthed at the site. New findings have emerged at the Lingjiatan relics site in Ma'anshan, East China's Anhui province, says the provincial cultural relics and archaeology institute. Several jade and stone relics were unearthed at the site, including the largest stone tool known as a yue and the largest jade ornament known as a huang in the …

Jade carvings echo through history
2 years, 4 months ago

Jade carvings echo through history

China Daily  

A jade dragon, found at the site, was exhibited at the National Museum of China in Beijing in 2020. The Niuheliang site is pivotal for studies of the Hongshan Culture, a key Neolithic culture in China that spread to parts of today's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as well as Liaoning and Hebei provinces. A new round of excavations was launched …

Jade carvings echo through history
2 years, 4 months ago

Jade carvings echo through history

China Daily  

An aerial view of the rubble mound tombs at the Niuheliang site in Chaoyang, Liaoning province. Discoveries at ancient site suggest a common bond linking various areas, report Fang Aiqing and Wang Kaihao. A national comprehensive research program, launched in 2002, to trace the origins of Chinese civilization, has led to the excavations and studies of key sites that are …

Jade carvings echo through history
2 years, 4 months ago

Jade carvings echo through history

China Daily  

An aerial view of the rubble mound tombs at the Niuheliang site in Chaoyang, Liaoning province. Discoveries at ancient site suggest a common bond linking various areas, report Fang Aiqing and Wang Kaihao. A national comprehensive research program, launched in 2002, to trace the origins of Chinese civilization, has led to the excavations and studies of key sites that are …

Jade carvings echo through history
2 years, 4 months ago

Jade carvings echo through history

China Daily  

An aerial view of the rubble mound tombs at the Niuheliang site in Chaoyang, Liaoning province. Discoveries at ancient site suggest a common bond linking various areas, report Fang Aiqing and Wang Kaihao. A national comprehensive research program, launched in 2002, to trace the origins of Chinese civilization, has led to the excavations and studies of key sites that are …

Royal clues unearthed in excavation
2 years, 11 months ago

Royal clues unearthed in excavation

China Daily  

Cultural relics on exhibition at the Taizicheng site include a jade decoration with a gyrfalcon pattern. Items found at site near venue of Winter Olympics now on exhibition, Wang Ru reports in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. People in Taizicheng village, Chongli district, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, say the village's name, which means city of the crown prince, is derived …

Royal clues unearthed in excavation
2 years, 11 months ago

Royal clues unearthed in excavation

China Daily  

Cultural relics on exhibition at the Taizicheng site include a jade decoration with a gyrfalcon pattern. Items found at site near venue of Winter Olympics now on exhibition, Wang Ru reports in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. People in Taizicheng village, Chongli district, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, say the village's name, which means city of the crown prince, is derived …

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