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- The Site of Ancient Beiting City
- The site of ancient Beiting City is situated about ten kilometers north to Jimusar County, Jizhou Prefecture, Xinjiang.
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- The Dian Tombs at Shizhai Mountain of Jinning
- The tombs of the Dian people in the southwestern areas between the Warring States Period and the early Eastern Han Dynasty are scattered at Shizhai Mountain in the southwest of Jincheng Township of...
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- Tomb-guarding Animal
- A tomb-guarding animal is a sculpture put in front of a large tomb to exorcise evil spirits in ancient China.
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- Painted Pottery in Pingling Township
- Painted pottery in the Sixteen States Period, excavated in Pingling Township, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province.
Archeology and Cultural Relics
Han Tombs in Mancheng,Anyang Yin Ruins,The Tomb of Fu Hao,Hemudu Culture,Primitive Pottery,Primitives of the Paleolithic Age,Guanghan Sanxingdui Ruins,Famen Temple,Western Han Tombs in Mawangdui,The Tomb of King Yi of the Zeng State,Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian,Erlitou Site
Cowrie, the earliest currency in China, made its first appearance in Xia Dynasty and became the main currency in Shang Dynasty.
Coins of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Coin of Three Kingdoms, western Jin Dynasty and Eastern Jin Dynasty as well as Northern and Southern Dynasty
The currency in the Song Dynasty was almost the same as the former dynasty in form, but greatly exceeded that of the former dynasty in amount.
Currency was unified by Emperor Qin Shi Huang after he unified China.
Every emperor in the Ming Dynasty would cast new currency to replace the old one.
