Inner Mongolia autonomous region in North China has started the process of having the Juyan archeological site recognized with a UNESCO cultural heritage listing, said local authorities on Wednesday.
Visitors watch the art creations from Louvre Museum at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Hong Kong, South China, April 25, 2017. A total of 126 pieces of art were displayed during the exhibition "Inventing le Louvre: From Palace to Museum over 800 Yea
Chinese cultural heritage preservationists have proposed building a park at the site where relics of a historical uprising were excavated this year.
Chinese archeologists announced Thursday they have excavatedmore than 30,000 relics from a riverbed. They are believed to be treasures owned by theleader of an ancient uprising.
It was a dark and rainy morning in the Tibet autonomous region, but my traveling companion and I could not sleep. The clock had not yet struck 4 am as we clambered out of our beds and prepared to make our way to the Shoton Festival, one of the region's la
Archaeologists have found 13 tombs, which are estimated to bebetween 1,800 and 2,700 years old, in Bomi County of southwest China's TibetAutonomous Region.
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has 1,862,690 cultural relics registered in its collection as of the end of 2016, according to Shan Jixiang, curator of the museum, on Wednesday.
Imagine a pottery male figure with his upper body naked, revealing his natural and astonishingly accurate anatomy. He wears only a short loincloth, imposing his muscles as a strong man.
the Jingyin Temple on a cliff of Gujian Mountain in Qijiang district of Southwest China's Chongqing. The ancient Jingyin Temple was initially built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
An elementary school student practices tai chi during a break in 2015 in Wenxian county,Henan province, where tai chi classes have been offered since 2001. XUHONGXING/CHINA DAILY
Located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain 16 kilometers west of Datong, ShanxiProvince, the Yungang Grottoes were built against the mountain and extend about 1kilometer from east to west.
A thousand-year-old pagoda in Central China's Henan province has started on its largest-scale renovation since 1949, said local officials on Tuesday.
Daughter of Dunhuang
A centuries-old legend that a vast booty of treasure belonging to the leader of a Chinese peasants uprising was lying at the bottom of a river has now been proven true.
An archaeologist works at the ancient Haifeng town ruins site in Huanghua, north China's Hebei Province, March 17, 2017. Chinese archaeologists began the second-stage excavation of the ruins here, expecting to unveil functions of the town as an important
China will publish the Analects of Confucius -- a collection ofideas and sayings from the Chinese philosopher -- in five languages for Belt and Roadcountries this year.
(Courtesy Blenheim Palace)OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND—The New York Timesreports that a large fragment of a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus was discovered by a visitor to the gardens at Blenheim Palace, a World Heritage site dating to the eighteenth century. The
From 2010 to 2016, Archaeological Research Department of Shanghai Museum has carried out a long-term exploration and excavation at Qinglong town site in Baihe town, Qingpu district, Shanghai. They found many new discoveries and achieved important archaeol
Chinese travel agencies on Wednesday charmed tourism dealers at a key travel trade show in Berlin, featuring the Silk Road destinations.
Visitors view the exhibit during the exhibition "The Silk Road: Reflection of Mutual Learning" in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2016. The exhibition kicked off on Wednesday.
An archaeology staff member cleans a tomb figure found in Daliang Village, Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 27, 2017. Two tombs dating from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) have been discovered here recently, in which more than 60 p
Exhibition "Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China's Han Dynasty" at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the United States, on Feb 17, 2017. The exhibition featuring over 160 rare selections from recent excavations in China's Jiangsu prov
site of ancient city of Zhenghan in Xinzheng city, Central China's Henan province. The first city gate has been unearthed after 50 plus years of archeological work on the ancient city of Zhenghan.
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage plans to step up preservation of immovable cultural relics, amid rapid urbanization.
The eye-catching annual “New Archaeological Discoveries in China” Archaeology Forum sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and organized by the Institute of Archaeology of CASS and Archaeology Press was held in Beijing on January 10th,
Archaeologists have found murals dating back more than 900 years in a tomb in Zhangzi county, Shanxi province.
Local cultural authorities had unearthed 1,483 square meters of historic ruins here since April of 2015. According to China's Maritime Silk Road history, the Dongxi kiln played an important role in the exportation of porcelain during the Ming (1368-1644)
A branch of Beijing's Palace Museum, generally known as the Forbidden City will open in Hong Kong in 2022, to give residents and tourists opportunity to view some of China's most treasured artifacts.
As the final chapter in this year's major events, the National Museum of China (NMC) in Beijing opened an exhibition of Saudi Arabian treasures on Tuesday, which will run until March 19. It's the first time that Saudi antiques are being displayed in China
After six years of excavation, Shanghai Museum introduced the latest discovery of the ruins in Shanghai's Longping Temple on Thursday.
Twenty-five tombs spanning from Shang Dynasty to Ming Dynasty are found during an excavation at Xintang county in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Twenty-five tombs spanning from Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were found during an
Mom was right: Eat your vegetables. We were born to be herbivores.
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient ‘city’ and cemetery once used by officials tasked with building royal tombs.
Ruins of a large granary, along with ancient jars, pots, bowls and coins, have been discovered in North China's Hebei province, local authorities said Sunday.
An ancient salt-making site, along with well-preserved stoves used for separating salt from sea water, has been discovered by archeologists in North China's Hebei province, local authorities said.
Around 1,092 ancient tombs have been discovered during construction work on the city's new administrative center, local authorities said Thursday.
Some 15 containers have been unveiled under Dusseldorf's landmark, the over-200-meter-high telecommunications tower Rheinturm, to showcase cultural artifacts from the countries along the "Belt and Road" routes.
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.
People living 3,400 years ago in Southwest China's Yunnan province ate snails and lived in different houses in winter and summer, latest findings from a historical site showed.The site in Xingyi village of Yuxi city was discovered in July 2015 during cons
The first public exhibition about an ancient road built during the Qin Dynasty 2,000 years ago opened in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday.
The National Museum of Chinese Writing on Thursday launched an award program to encourage people from around the world to help decipher oracle bone inscriptions.
A group of ancient wells have been found in the city of Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, the city's cultural relics bureau announced Thursday.
The moat of a 2,000-year-old city has been excavated in north China's Hebei Province.
More than 130 experts from around China and abroad gathered in the central province of Hunan, focusing on the centuries-old Chinese Tusi chieftain system and culture.
About 2,500 years ago, mourners buried a man in an elaborate grave, and covered his chest with a shroud made of 13 Cannabis plants, according to a new study.
The Forbidden City, the culmination of the two-thousand-year development of classical Chinese and East Asian architecture, has been influential in the subsequent development of Chinese architecture, as well as providing inspiration for many artistic works
A Chinese archaeologist recently refuted a BBC report about Northwest China'sTerracotta Warriors, saying that the article has quoted her out of context andoverstated her remarks about Western influence on the 8,000 life-size figures.
The over five-year long archaeological excavation of the tomb of Haihunhou (Marquis of Haihun) has completed, reported by CNR News of the Voice of China. Liu He, who used to be an emperor of the Han Dynasty, King of Changyi, and Marquis of Haihun, was the
The work on the excavation of the Marquis of Haihun tomb in Jiangxi province has concluded after five arduous years, and the archeological achievements are now on display at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum.
People dressed in traditional Chinese costume perform at a ceremony to mark the 2567th birthday of Confucius, in Cangzhou, North China's Hebei province, Sept 28, 2016. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, has his birthday celebrated around
Xunjiansi is a department with the military and administrative functions,responsible for patrol and seizing the criminals. The Ming dynasty Nutan Village Xunjiansi ruinsis situated in Nanmu Town, Guiping, Guangxi Province.The Ming Dynasty Patrol and Inspe
On the afternoon of September 8th, with the team of more than 20 off-road vehicles returning to Kashi in Xinjiang, 2016 “the Silk Road- Kunlun River source route” comprehensive expedition since September 1st completely ended.
2016 The Silk Road "Kunlun River Source Route" comprehensive science expedition was launched by the Silk Road (Xinjiang) International Culture Development Center, lasting from September 1st to 8th.
Recently, the team of comprehensive scientific investigation carried out a field trip for a 2500-year- old Zoroastrianism site in Taxkorgan.
搜索复制A horsehead-shaped statue is on display after having undergone repairs in Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The site of Sanxingdui is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its va
Visitors experience interactive stands at the exhibition "Forbidden City, Imperial China", in La Moneda Cultural Centre, in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Sept 2, 2016.
Seven ancient tombs dating back 1,600 years have been discovered ineastern China's Nanchang city, capital of Jiangxi province, according toNanchang Museum.
Titled “New Discoveries in Central Asian Sites from the late Bronze Age to the Iron Age,” the talk given by Professor Nikolaus Boroffka from the German Archaeological Institute focused on the site Molali of the late Bronze Age and Bandikhan of the early I
According to Tibetan historical materials, the eulogy by Nag-tsho Lo-tsa-ba Tshul-khrims-rgyal-ba to Atisa, the Bangladeshi eminent monk and one of the forefathers of Tibetan Buddhism, described the birth place of Atisa – Vikrampura.
For Memorise the anniversary of 1650 years of Mogao Cave, Dunhuang Institute invited China Dunhuang Turfan Institute, Zhejiang University, Lanzhou University and Northwest Normal University, organised an international symposium "Interaction and creat
More than 400 ancient coins spanning a history of 2,500 years will be ondisplay in a museum in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province.
In the fourteenth year of the Tang Zhenguan period (640 A.D.), Emperor Tai Zong of the Tang Dynasty instituted the “Tingzhou Prefecture” in the North Slope of the East Tianshan Mountains where the Site of Beiting City used to locate.
In mid-July, organized by the Xinjiang Team of the Institute of Archaeology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, archaeological work in the year of 2016 on Beshbalik City Ruins is officially started.
On July 25, according to wall construction, unearthed cultural relics, laminated cultural layers and the contained relics fragments of Beshbalik City Ruins, the Xinjiang archaeological team of the Institute of Archeology of Chinese Academy of Social Scien
