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The Legacy Beneath Xianyang City of Qin
Just east of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, near Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is a densely-forested hill. A great green mound, yes; but otherwise unremarkable, it may seem to the casual observer. Yet beneath that hill is buried Ying Zheng, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
Ruins of the Ancient Loulan
One of the great mysteries in Chinese history is the disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan. The world-famous city ruins, the Loulan Kingdom, was swallowed up by the shifting sands of the Taklamakan Desert 1,400 years ago.
Tongwancheng - the Only Hun City Ever Discovered
China's nationwide drive to green the barren western region has resulted in an unexpected substantial reward: the discovery of a unique ancient city covered by desert sands for more than 1,000 years.
Shangshan Remains - Remains of Ten Thousand Year Old Rice
The Shangshan site at Huangzhai township's Qunan Village, located in Pujiang County and under Zhejiang Province's Jinhua city, is one of the earliest Neolithic Age ruins that has been discovered in China to date.
Lingjing Paleolithic Site, Xuchang Henan Province
A series of archaeological excavations were carried out by the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Henan Province from 2005 to 2006 at the Lingjing Paleolithic Site.
Weiyang Palace: the Largest Palace Ever Built on Earth
Weiyang Palace (未央宫) was a palace complex, located near the city of Chang'an (modern Xi'an). Built in 200 BC at the request of Han Gaozu, under the supervision of his prime minister Xiao He, it served as the administrative centre and imperial residence of the Western Han Dynasty, as well as the Western Jin dynasty and several other regimes during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Ancient Ruins of a Street of Tang and Song Dynasty in Chengdu
Ancient ruins of a street in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, dating back to the Tang and Song dynasties.
Royal Cemetery of the late Warring States Period in Henan
As the first discovery of a Han State royal tomb the Site of a cemetery in Huzhuang Village of Xinzheng has filled an archeological gap, and was chosen as one of the 25 finalists to compete for the top 10 new archeological findings of 2008.
Ruins of the capital city of King Helu of the Wu Kingdom
Ruins of the capital city of King Helu of the Wu Kingdom in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
Spring and Autumn Era Tomb One in Anhui
Spring and Autumn Era Tomb 1 at Shuangdun in Bengbu City, Anhui Province is the first time that research of the Zhongli rulers has been revealed. The discovery of relics highlighting the construction process of tombs and storage pits is unprecedented in Eastern Zhou archaeology.