AbstractHan-Tang Western Region beacon towers hold significant historical value but suffer severe damage, with traditional restoration lacking visual references. This paper proposes a GAN-based image restoration method combining Pix2Pix and CycleGAN model
AbstractAncient murals, as invaluable cultural heritage, are prone to degradation from natural erosion and human activities. Traditional manual restoration methods have inherent limitations, which in turn make virtual restoration a promising and innovativ
AbstractGenerating traditional Chinese landscape paintings from classical poetry is a challenging cross-modal task due to the condensed semantics and esthetic abstraction of poetic language. Existing text-to-image models struggle to interpret classical Ch
AbstractThis study investigates the provenance and manufacturing process of glassware excavated from the Jiujian Site in Heilongjiang Province, China, dating to the Liao and Jin Dynasties (A.D. 907–1234), using multiple non-destructive analytical techniqu
AbstractUnderstanding ecosystem service driving mechanisms (ESDM) is essential to ensure the sustainable utilization of ecosystem services (ES). However, a systematic assessment of ESDM is still lacking. To address this gap, this study used a systematic l
AbstractIn the context of global urban renewal, historic urban areas (HUAs) face the challenge of balancing heritage preservation with sustainable development. Heritage tourism is a key pathway to achieve this balance. The emotional responses and behavior
AbstractWith three millennia of evolution history, ancient Chinese characters present unique challenges for intelligent recognition systems due to severe degradation and stylistic variations, causing notable intra-class variation and reduced inter-class s
AbstractWe test whether orientation rules in the Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) tradition align with microclimatic comfort in a hot–humid setting. Using CFD coupled with the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), we simulated 24 rotational orientations of a ty
AbstractCultural heritage (CH) conservation has long been shaped by expert value perceptions (EVP), while public perspectives remain underrepresented. With the growing recognition of CH’s role in urban social sustainability, there is a need to move beyond
AbstractPrehistoric sites are important materials for understanding prehistoric civilization. This study addresses the limitations of current archaeological databases, which often suffer from fragmented data structures, weak spatiotemporal integration and
AbstractThis study investigates the provenance of Tang-dynasty black-glazed porcelain excavated from the Yingou site in Fuping, Shaanxi, through comparative analysis with authenticated Tang-dynasty Yaozhou kiln samples. A multi-analytical approach combini
AbstractThe Ming Great Wall in Beijing suffers from hidden voids, detachments, and moisture infiltration from long-term weathering and human impacts. Invasive diagnostics risk irreversible damage to this UNESCO site. This study developed a non-destructive
AbstractOnline cultural heritage presentations are transitioning from traditional media to immersive 3D displays, yet high-fidelity on-site 3D modeling faces copyright, security, and preservation constraints. This study proposes a deep learning-based 3D r
Published: 29 January 2026npj Heritage Science volume 14, Article number: 66 (2026)AbstractThis study applies high-precision industrial metrology to the conservation of rammed-earth buildings (Tulou), establishing a structural health monitoring (SHM) fram
Published: 31 January 2026npj Heritage Science volume 14, Article number: 78 (2026)AbstractIntangible cultural heritage (ICH) loses its foundation for preservation and transmission when separated from inheritors and material contexts. Most current 3D digi
读懂中国青铜器-文化、形式、功能与图案 作者: 戴克成（Christian Deydier）出版社:译林出版社副标题: 文化、形式、功能与图案 译者:杨成耀 /杰希嘉出版年: 2016-9页数: 215定价: 48.00装帧: 平装ISBN: 9787544752114内容简介《读懂中国青铜器》是戴克成对中国青铜器研究的综述。其中可见中国青铜器发展简史，作者对器型的研究，功能的研究，花纹的研究， ...
希拉波利斯古城遗址和棉花堡在同一位置，棉花堡的上面就是古城。希拉波利斯古城遗址是古希腊城邦其中的一个小王国。在罗马帝国时期这里早就已经成为王室的度假胜地。在这里，曾经能够看到的有宽阔的街道，设施齐全的影剧院，宽敞的公共浴池还有舒适宜人的温泉。从景区的入口处进去，二边都是遗址的废墟，我们一路走一边拍，都顾不上听导游介绍，有一句 ...
Zhangzhuang Ancient Cemetery was located in Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. Mar., 2018, Lianyungang City Museum conducted salvage excavation, and 36 tombs was excavated, among which 6 belong to Western Han Dynasty, 11 belonged to Eas
From May to November in 2017, Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics together with other institutes conducted a comprehensive survey and mapping, as well as exploration and excavation to the Taizicheng village , covering an area of 6400 square mete
Large-Scale Tombs of Late Spring and Autumn Period Discovered in the Cemetery of Taosibei, Shanxi ProvinceFrom：Chinese ArchaeologyWriter：Date：2017-09-05Cemetery of Taosibei Site was located in Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province, it covered an area of 24,000
Large-Scale Tombs of Late Spring and Autumn Period Discovered in the Cemetery of Taosibei, Shanxi ProvinceFrom：Chinese ArchaeologyWriter：Date：2017-09-05Cemetery of Taosibei Site was located in Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province, it covered an area of 24,000
From 2012 to 2016, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Taiyuan municipal Institute of cultural relics and Archaeology conducted an archeological investigation in the northwest area of the ancient city site, discovering a group of important buil
The mural tomb of Jin Dynasty was located in Nangou Village, Changzi County, Shanxi Province. From April to May in the year of 2016, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology conducted salvage excavation towards the looted tombs.
Maijishan in Snow. Credit: Li Tianming
The Silk Road serves as the ancient route that connects the east with the west, the Asian with the European continent, and refers to the related geographic and cultural regions.
Inaugural Meeting of the Silk Road Archaeology Committee of ChineseSociety of Archaeology took place concurrently
The Exhibition of “The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art” “Followed by the strategy of the Belt and Road Initiative for exuding the charms of culture of Xinjiang, The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art: The Exhibition on Top-Notch W
The Cultural Relics Institute of Hebei Province together with Jingxing County Cultural Heritage Bureau conducted comprehensive investigation to Jingxing kiln site, gaining a lot.
From July 6 to September 1, 2016, academics and students from School of Archaeology and Museology of History Department in Renmin University of China carried out, for the first time, the archaeological excavations at both ruins of Quanshuigou and Dumudu’e
The Mid-Autumn Festival, the day for enjoying the moon and immersing in nostalgia for the past, is drawing near. When you look up at the vast sky, the moon and millions of stars, what you have known is the stars are as far as several billion light-years a
“Followed by the strategy of the Belt and Road Initiative for exuding the charms of culture of Xinjiang, The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art
In order to well preserve and research on cultural heritages of grottoes along the Silk Road, Gansu officials broke the original management system and transferred the management of the north grotto and two world heritage sites: Maijishan grottoes and Bing
This excavation confirmed that the earliest and most intact pre-historical cemetery in Chengdu Plain, which provide important archaeological material for Neolithic demography, ethnology, pathology in Chengdu Plain
