On-site museum takes closer look
China DailyThe museum has been welcoming visitors since July 15. Funerary objects include glazed pottery jars, bronze mirrors, gold-gilt iron hairpins and iron knives, many of which were Central China Plains products of the time, or were made using techniques used in the region. Ma adds that the burials illustrate the management of Xinjiang region by the central governments throughout history, as well as the political, economic and cultural relationships among the various cities and fortresses in this area. According to the Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, from 2007 to 2023, the site was excavated four times, leading to the discovery of more than 2,000 tombs, stoves, wells and other relics dating from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Ming and Qing dynasties, along with a large number of important artifacts. This year, Xinjiang authorities drafted the Three-Year Action Plan for the Protection and Inheritance of Cultural Heritage in the Qiuci Area, with the aim of further exploring the historical connotations and values of Qiuci archaeological objects and cultural remains.