Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in N China
2 years, 11 months ago

Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in N China

China Daily  

Undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows murals in a tomb chamber in Luzhou district of Changzhi city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists in North China's Shanxi province have discovered three brick tomb chambers with murals inside dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The tombs are located in the Luzhou district in the city of Changzhi, according to the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology. Undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows the exterior of a tomb chamber in Luzhou district of Changzhi city, North China's Shanxi province.

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Liao Dynasty tomb unearthed in North China's Inner Mongolia
3 months ago

Liao Dynasty tomb unearthed in North China's Inner Mongolia

China Daily  

HOHHOT -- Chinese archaeologists recently undertook an urgent excavation of a Liao Dynasty tomb in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, North China. A brick-chamber tomb was discovered in Tongliao city in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia in August. A joint archaeological team, consisting of individuals from the region's institute of cultural relics and archaeology along with the city's cultural relics …

Liao Dynasty tomb unearthed in North China's Inner Mongolia
3 months, 1 week ago

Liao Dynasty tomb unearthed in North China's Inner Mongolia

China Daily  

HOHHOT -- Chinese archaeologists recently undertook an urgent excavation of a Liao Dynasty tomb in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, North China. A brick-chamber tomb was discovered in Tongliao city in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia in August. A joint archaeological team, consisting of individuals from the region's institute of cultural relics and archaeology along with the city's cultural relics …

On-site museum takes closer look
5 months ago

On-site museum takes closer look

China Daily  

Pottery exhibits and the No 3 tomb on display at the Qiuci Wei and Jin Ancient Tomb Site Museum in Kuqa, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. DING LEI/XINHUA When they were unearthed, they were the first Han-style brick chamber tombs identical in structure to those found in the Central China Plains region and the Hexi Corridor, part of the …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

China Daily  

Dylan Walker at the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. A US youth visits the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum, exploring ancient Chinese history and art through well-preserved murals, advanced technology, and a diverse artifact collection. Located in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, the museum uniquely addresses the challenge of preserving ancient …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

China Daily  

Dylan Walker at the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. A US youth visits the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum, exploring ancient Chinese history and art through well-preserved murals, advanced technology, and a diverse artifact collection. Located in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, the museum uniquely addresses the challenge of preserving ancient …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

China Daily  

Dylan Walker at the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. A US youth visits the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum, exploring ancient Chinese history and art through well-preserved murals, advanced technology, and a diverse artifact collection. Located in Taiyuan, the capital of North China's Shanxi province, the museum uniquely addresses the challenge of preserving ancient …

The moral of China's timeless murals
7 months, 1 week ago

The moral of China's timeless murals

China Daily  

Wang Jiang, the museum's curator, introduces its merchandise to Walker. "Through trade and social integration, they became part of the social fabric of the late Northern Dynasty," he said. My visit to the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum was an unforgettable encounter. I agreed with Wang when he emphasized the museum's unique role, stating that "a museum serves as …

Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb of Chinese emperor unearthed
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb of Chinese emperor unearthed

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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 a luxurious 2,200-year-old tomb in eastern China that …

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi
9 months, 1 week ago

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi

China Daily  

Part of an ancient tomb dating to the Jin Dynasty, found in Changzhi city, Shanxi province. The Shanxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology recently published new excavation information about three brick-chamber tombs with murals from the Jin Dynasty in Changzhi city, Shanxi province. In November 2023, archaeologists from the institute and the Changzhi Archaeological Research Institute conducted salvage excavations …

Archaeologists find ancient tombs, house foundations in Northeast China
1 year, 3 months ago

Archaeologists find ancient tombs, house foundations in Northeast China

China Daily  

This photo taken in July 2023 shows part of the Quying cemetery in Yingkou city, Northeast China's Liaoning province. SHENYANG -- Archaeologists have unearthed 10 tombs and the foundations of eight houses dating back to a period spanning from the Wei Kingdom to the Jin Dynasty in Northeast China's Liaoning province. Notably, the artifacts, including pottery fragments adorned with grid-like …

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization
1 year, 6 months ago

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization

China Daily  

This photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows a miniature model of the Taosi relic site in Xiangfen county, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- North China's Shanxi province is constructing a museum dedicated to showcasing the remarkable relics of Longshan Culture, a late Neolithic civilization in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The museum of the …

Tang Dynasty tombs discovered in China's Shanxi
1 year, 9 months ago

Tang Dynasty tombs discovered in China's Shanxi

China Daily  

This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows a porcelain tea set unearthed from a tomb dating back to the Tang Dynasty found in Changzhi of North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Three tombs dating back to the Tang Dynasty have been found in North China's Shanxi province, according to the provincial institute of archaeology. Of …

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China
1 year, 9 months ago

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China

China Daily  

This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows bone tools unearthed from the Dongqu relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in Jishan county of Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have unearthed a relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in North …

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China
1 year, 9 months ago

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China

China Daily  

This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows bone tools unearthed from the Dongqu relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in Jishan county of Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have unearthed a relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in North …

Unearthed tombs may offer clue to ancient burial systems
1 year, 10 months ago

Unearthed tombs may offer clue to ancient burial systems

China Daily  

Archaeologists have unearthed 21 tombs dating back to the Western Han Dynasty in the central Chinese city of Changsha, Hunan province, which are possibly subordinate tombs of a royal mausoleum, according to the municipal institute of archaeology. "If our speculation proves true, it will provide important clues for studying the development and distribution of double-decked tombs during the Han Dynasty," …

Shanxi publishes information about Zhou Dynasty tomb
1 year, 11 months ago

Shanxi publishes information about Zhou Dynasty tomb

China Daily  

An aerial photo shows tomb M2022 of the Hengshui Western Zhou Dynasty tomb group in Jiangxian county of Yuncheng, Shanxi province. The Shanxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology published new archaeological excavation information on Wednesday describing what was found in a tomb dating to the Western Zhou Dynasty in Jiangxian county of Yuncheng, Shanxi province. Based on size, the …

Millennia-old relics unearthed in Central China's Hunan
2 years ago

Millennia-old relics unearthed in Central China's Hunan

China Daily  

CHANGSHA — A collection of pottery and stone artifacts dating back more than 2,200 years has been unearthed from an archaeological site in Hunan province, according to the provincial institute of heritage and archaeology. Unearthed artifacts mainly include pottery pieces, pottery cauldrons and stone tools, such as spears, arrowheads and knives. Based on the various patterns on the hard pottery …

Huge ancient stone murals discovered in Central China
2 years, 2 months ago

Huge ancient stone murals discovered in Central China

China Daily  

Photo taken on Sept 21, 2022 shows auspicious patterns of traditional Chinese culture on a stone mural discovered in the Zhouqiao relics site in Kaifeng city, Central China's Henan province. ZHENGZHOU -- Two stone murals from the Northern Song Dynasty have been unearthed in Central China's Henan province, which are the largest of their kind ever found in the country, …

Late Shang Dynasty tombs discovered in Central China
2 years, 6 months ago

Late Shang Dynasty tombs discovered in Central China

China Daily  

File photo shows the cultural relics unearthed in the Heiyuling tomb complex in Quzici Township, in the city of Miluo, Central China's Hunan province. Archaeologists have discovered 25 tombs dating back to the late Shang Dynasty in Central China's Hunan province. According to the Hunan provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology, the Heiyuling tomb complex in Quzici Township, in …

Late Shang Dynasty tombs discovered in Central China
2 years, 6 months ago

Late Shang Dynasty tombs discovered in Central China

China Daily  

File photo shows the cultural relics unearthed in the Heiyuling tomb complex in Quzici Township, in the city of Miluo, Central China's Hunan province. Archaeologists have discovered 25 tombs dating back to the late Shang Dynasty in Central China's Hunan province. According to the Hunan provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology, the Heiyuling tomb complex in Quzici Township, in …

Ancient tomb cluster in Jinan among Shandong's top 5 finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Ancient tomb cluster in Jinan among Shandong's top 5 finds

China Daily  

According to a report presented at a news conference held on Feb 18 and 19, the ancient tomb cluster unearthed in Jinan, the capital of East China's Shandong province, last year has been named among the Top Five New Archaeological Discoveries of Shandong for 2021. The tomb cluster, which dates back to the Yuan Dynasty, consists of a total of …

去年北京考古出土文物约5000件
2 years, 10 months ago

去年北京考古出土文物约5000件

China Daily  

2021年，北京考古工作和大遗址保护取得新进展。 2021年12月7日， 考古工作人员展示琉璃河遗址出土的铜簋。（图片来源：新华社） Beijing unearthed about 5,000 pieces of cultural relics in 2021, Liu Hongchang, spokesperson of Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, told a press conference. 13日，北京市文物局发言人刘洪昌表示，2021年，北京市考古发掘项目120项、发掘面积11.6万平方米，出土文物约5000件。 Four archaeological sites in Beijing -- Zhoukoudian site, Liulihe River site, Dabaotai Tomb of Han Dynasty and Dingling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty -- were selected among China's top 100 archaeology findings of the …

Ancient tombs found in North China's Shanxi
2 years, 11 months ago

Ancient tombs found in North China's Shanxi

China Daily  

File photo provided by the Shanxi archaeology research institute shows the relics items in an excavation site in Shuozhou, North China's Shanxi province. Archaeologists have discovered more than 400 tombs dating back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Han dynasty in North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have discovered more than 400 tombs dating back to the Eastern …

约200座千年古墓！广西发现7万平米大型古墓群
2 years, 11 months ago

约200座千年古墓！广西发现7万平米大型古墓群

China Daily  

北海市博物馆近日发布最新考古成果称，考古工作者在该市发现约有200座古墓的大型古墓葬群。 大树根古墓群发现的“窅亭”铭文砖。（图片来源：新华社，由北海市博物馆提供) Archaeologists recently discovered a large-scale cluster of ancient tombs dating back to the Six Dynasties period to the Sui and Tang Dynasties in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Covering an area of 70,000 square meters, the cluster of some 200 tombs is located in Dashugen Village, Fucheng Township of Beihai City. 考古工作者在北海市银海区福成镇古城村委大树根村发现7万平方米古墓葬群，初步调查勘探大树根古墓群约有200座古墓，专家推测该墓葬群的年代约在六朝至隋唐时期。 The most prominent feature of the …

3,600-year-old town ruins discovered in Qujiang
2 years, 11 months ago

3,600-year-old town ruins discovered in Qujiang

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-12-30 The imperial tombs of Gumie Kingdom in the Western Zhou Dynasty unearthed in Qujiang. Archeologists recently discovered town ruins dating back to the Shang and Zhoushan dynasties in Qujiang district, Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, local media reported on Dec 29. In 2019, the imperial tombs of Gumie Kingdom in the Western Zhou Dynasty was unearthed in …

Silk Road relics, artworks on display in Shanxi
3 years ago

Silk Road relics, artworks on display in Shanxi

China Daily  

An exhibition of selections from the Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum's collections opens at Shanxi Museum on Dec 17. An exhibition of selections from Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum's collections recently opened at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province. The exhibition Visitors browse exhibits related to the ancient Silk Road at the exhibition on Dec …

Quzhou millennia-old tombs enjoy nationwide fame
3 years ago

Quzhou millennia-old tombs enjoy nationwide fame

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-12-22 Jade relics unearthed in the Mengjiang No 3 mound are well conserved, offering high historic, artistic and scientific research value. The China Broadcast Network released the top 10 domestic and international archaeological news stories for 2021 on Dec 20 and the prefecture-level city of Quzhou, located in East China's Zhejiang province, figured prominently among them. The story …

Shanxi province
3 years, 4 months ago

Shanxi province

China Daily  

Shanxi Museum Established in 2004, Shanxi Museum on the west bank of Fenhe River in Taiyuan covers 112,000 square meters and is the largest collection, protection, research and exhibition center for historical relics in Shanxi province. Showcasing the essence of Shanxi culture are relics from the Neolithic Age at the Taosi site, relics from the Shang, Zhou and Northern Dynasties, …

Ancient tomb cluster unearthed in Jinan
3 years, 5 months ago

Ancient tomb cluster unearthed in Jinan

China Daily  

A cluster of ancient tombs has been discovered in the eastern part of Jinan, the local archeology institute reported on July 7. The cluster includes 12 tombs dating back to the Yuan Dynasty, one from the Han Dynasty and 12 from the Qing Dynasty. Eleven of the tombs from the Yuan Dynasty have exquisitely carved brick murals and the written …

Han Dynasty Yangling Mausoleum National Archaeological Site Park
3 years, 6 months ago

Han Dynasty Yangling Mausoleum National Archaeological Site Park

China Daily  

Han Dynasty Yangling Mausoleum National Archeological Site Park 陕西阳陵国家考古遗址公园 Address: East of Xianyang International Airport Shuttle Line, Xi’an, Shaanxi province Hours: 8:30 am – 6:30 pm General admissions: 70 yuan Tel: 62657530 A structure built on the remains of the principal gate of the Han Dynasty Yangling Mausoleum in Xianyang, Shaanxi province. The Han Dynasty Yangling Mausoleum is built on …

165 ancient tombs found in East China
3 years, 8 months ago

165 ancient tombs found in East China

China Daily  

The tombs unearthed at the Heze city of Shandong province. Archaeologists have found a total of 165 millennia-old tombs at a single relic site in East China's Shandong province. The tombs, unearthed in the city of Heze, include 156 that date back to the Han Dynasty and nine from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, according to Shandong's institute of cultural relics …

165 ancient tombs found in East China
3 years, 8 months ago

165 ancient tombs found in East China

China Daily  

The tombs unearthed at the Heze city of Shandong province. Archaeologists have found a total of 165 millennia-old tombs at a single relic site in East China's Shandong province. The tombs, unearthed in the city of Heze, include 156 that date back to the Han Dynasty and nine from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, according to Shandong's institute of cultural relics …

Ancient murals restored in labor of love
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient murals restored in labor of love

China Daily  

A visitor copies a portrait of a woman from the Tang Dynasty at The Treasures of Prosperity, an exhibition of murals from that era staged in Taiwan. The collection at Shaanxi History Museum, housed in an area of more than 1,000 square meters in the Treasure Hall of the Tang Dynasty Mural Paintings, features more than 600 artworks. It is …

Ancient murals restored in labor of love
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient murals restored in labor of love

China Daily  

A visitor copies a portrait of a woman from the Tang Dynasty at The Treasures of Prosperity, an exhibition of murals from that era staged in Taiwan. The collection at Shaanxi History Museum, housed in an area of more than 1,000 square meters in the Treasure Hall of the Tang Dynasty Mural Paintings, features more than 600 artworks. It is …

Ancient murals restored in labor of love
3 years, 11 months ago

Ancient murals restored in labor of love

China Daily  

A visitor copies a portrait of a woman from the Tang Dynasty at The Treasures of Prosperity, an exhibition of murals from that era staged in Taiwan. The collection at Shaanxi History Museum, housed in an area of more than 1,000 square meters in the Treasure Hall of the Tang Dynasty Mural Paintings, features more than 600 artworks. It is …

Ancient tombs found near world heritage site in North China
4 years, 1 month ago

Ancient tombs found near world heritage site in North China

China Daily  

Two ancient tombs from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty have been discovered in the city of Pingyao, North China's Shanxi province. Chinese archaeologists have discovered two ancient tombs, one from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the other from the Jin Dynasty, in the city of Pingyao, North China's Shanxi province. The upper portion of the Eastern Zhou …

Ancient tombs found near world heritage site in North China
4 years, 1 month ago

Ancient tombs found near world heritage site in North China

China Daily  

Two ancient tombs from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty have been discovered in the city of Pingyao, North China's Shanxi province. Chinese archaeologists have discovered two ancient tombs, one from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the other from the Jin Dynasty, in the city of Pingyao, North China's Shanxi province. The upper portion of the Eastern Zhou …

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