A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)A cere
Pottery figurines of people on horses from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), on display at Dunhuang's International Convention and Exhibition Center in northwest China's Gansu province on Sept 21, 2017. More than 3,500 exhibits from both China and abroad are on
A visitor views terracotta warriors displayed at an exhibition of civilization of the Qin (221 BC-207 BC) and Han (202 BC-220 AD) dynasties, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 17, 2017. A lamp of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD) is displayed at an e
An exhibition of Thangkaartis heldat the Cultural Palace of Nationalities inBeijingfrom Sept 2 to 6, 2017. The exhibit showcases more than 120 Thangka art works created by 100 masters from Tibet autonomous region, Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu provinces.Than
Photo taken on Aug 31, 2017 shows the ruins of the Guge Kingdom in Zanda county of Ngari prefecture of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. Guge Kingdom, which founded around the 9th century but disappeared mysteriously during the 17th century, attr
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Mosques in Tashkent, Uzbekistan / Roland LINCentral Asian Sub regional meeting (13-14 September 2017) and training-workshop (12-20 September 2017) along the Silk Roads in Central Asia, UzbekistanThursday, 7 September 2017In the framework of the 2nd phase
An ancient brick tomb painted with colored murals from Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) was discovered in Shanxi when a villager was renovating his old residence in Yuanjiazhuang village, Jifeng town, Jishan county, Shanxi province.2017-08-31 13:48:04 （来自
Pieces of China's oldest stone arch bridge repairedFrom：Xinhua NetWriter：Date：2017-09-01More than 30 relics from China's oldest stone arch bridge have been repaired, the first time such work has been undertaken on it.The items, from Zhaozhou Bridge, are m
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
Experts disscuss on the objects unearthed at the ruins in Jeminay County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2017. Archeologists identified a cluster of caves in Jeminay on a paleolithic site, the first ever found in the region.
Mosaic depicting Greek hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus has been described as best find of its kind in 50 yearsA section of the mosaic, found at a Roman site near Boxford in BerkshireA spectacular Roman mosaic described as the best find of
This year’s archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma, which lies on the coast of the Euphrates River and is famous for the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, has unearthed bronze pieces from the clothing of legion units, silver and iron materials, rings,
A 2,500-year-old mausoleum in the southern province ofAntalyahas become the victim of vandalism.Considered one of the symbolic mausoleums of the Lycian era, the mausoleum, located in the Gölova neighborhood, 12 kilometers away from the Elmalı di
A 2,000-year-old ancient Roman theater in the northwestern province of Bursa’s İznik district is regaining its unique identity during excavation and reorganization works.According to a statement made by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the works
