China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-01 06:59Trainees paint a replica cave of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province, on May 11. The replica caves are meant for educational purposes. In recent years, Dunhuang has combined cultural studies with the touri
By Wang Ru | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-01-08 11:53An academic seminar on archaeological studies in the border area of China was held in Beijing on Dec 27 and 28.Organized by the Society for Chinese Archaeology, the Institute of Archaeology at the
By Liang Shuang | China Daily | Updated: 2024-01-05 09:03An aerial photo shows the Jiayuguan Pass on the Hexi Corridor in Gansu province.LIU JINHAI/XINHUATesting conducted on remains further proof of Hexi's role as pivotal hubIn a pioneering study, scient
Xinhua | Updated: 2023-12-28 08:58The remains of a palace and barns dating back about 4,000 years have been found at two important archaeological sites in Central China's Henan province, archaeologists said last week.The two sites — the Zhuqiu Temple and
By Liang Shuang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-12-27 20:43In a pioneering study, scientists from Fudan University in Shanghai have delved into the ancient DNA of individuals from a mass cemetery in Gansu province, revealing compelling insights into t
By WEN CHENGHAO | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2023-12-19 08:12Wen Chenghao (second from left) and archaeologists from home and abroad conduct an excavation at Dobrovat in Romania in July.From June to September this year, after a three-year suspension due to th
By Wang Ru | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2023-12-19 07:36An archaeologist cleans an artifact from the shipwreck, which was located in the Shengbeiyu sea off Zhangzhou, Fujian province.Shipwreck provides archaeologists with new clues to the extent of trade 700
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-12-18 14:03Dunhuang, located in Northwest China's Gansu province, was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, with profound history and rich culture. What does Dunhuang look like today?From Dec 5 to 8, the micro-varie
Xinhua | Updated: 2023-12-09 11:10Lacquerware discovered in a Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) tomb recently excavated in Chongqing. CHONGQING — A well-preserved tomb from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), with a clear record of the year it was se
By Wang Kaihao | China Daily | Updated: 2023-11-30 09:34The pottery relics from Guishan site on Pingtan Island in Fujian province. CHINA DAILYAustronesian peoples' millennia-long odyssey over high waves is probably one of the earliest and largest maritime
By Fang Aiqing and Yuan Hui | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2023-11-27 08:15Ancient people used local stones to build the section of the Great Wall in Guyang county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, more than 2,000 years ago.CHINA DAILYOver two decades, Luo Hep
By QIN FENG inXi’anandCHEN MEILING | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-11-23 23:26Sixty-one rods were unearthed between 2004 and 2008 in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, at the Qin Mausoleum of Shenheyuan for royalty during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2023-11-14 07:46Scenes from the program show Zhang Chunlong (right), a researcher at the Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, introducing a wooden strip unearthed from Liye ancient city in Long
By WANG KAIHAO in Urumqi | China Daily | Updated: 2023-11-10 08:01A Han Dynasty brocade is displayed at the Xinjiang Museum in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Archaeological discoveries provide clearer picture of social developmentBen
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2023-10-31 22:54The fourth national census of cultural relics will begin this month, with the aim of gaining a comprehensive grasp of the scope of the country's immovable cultural heritage sites, the State Council, Chin
