The location of the "Shule city" site dated to Han dynasty is controversy in the academic circle. On Aug. 27th, experts engaged in the study of archaeology and history of Qin and Han dynasties, and culture of Xinjiang Province from the Peking Un
The cave consists of several connected spaces and the textiles were discovered in only one of these, assumed to be a storage area.
搜索复制This July, an archaeological report titled The Excavation Report of the Phùng Nguyên Cultural Site at Yili, Vietnam was published. It summarizes the archaeological work over the last ten years. This excavation at Vietnam was initiated in 2006 by the S
Recently, 140 cultural relics were discovered by archaeologists from the Northwestern Uuniversity during their investigation and excavation of the site of the Subashi Temple at present Kuqa county, Aksu Region, Xinjiang Province. This discovery supports t
In December 2011, due to the implementation of the Project for the S106 Provincial Road’s Route Changing and the Comprehensive Development of the Northeast District, Fuping County, the People’s Government of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province applied to the
Tencent, China's internet giant, has signed a three-year deal with thePalace Museum to promote traditional Chinese culture through thecreativity of today's youth.
An ancient tablet recently unearthed in Tuscany has revealed its first secret: the engraved name of a goddess linked to fertility.
On 25th August, sites excavation of Xinzheng Gates in Kaifeng City of Henan Province.(by Li Bo)The archaeological excavation work for revealing "City on City" ruins on Xinzheng Gate sites of the capital in Northern Song Dynasty has achieved a pr
On July.27th,Curator Forum of Sino-Japan Museum Exchanges and Cooperation organized by the SPBCH and the Shaanxi History Museum was held in Xi'an.
As the important cradle of Chinese nationality and civilizations,Shaanxi enjoys abundant and unique cultural resources and rich cultural residues. As the starting point of the ancient Silk Road,Shaanxi is an important window to showcase splendid Chinese t
Ancient items of jewellery found by archeologists on Taymyr peninsula are stone labrets which were inserted into the face below the bottom lip.
The find of the fragment of the medieval bronze cup - from modern-day Iran - was made by scientists on an expedition to monitor permafrost on the Gydan Peninsula for the first time in a quarter of a century.
Today, progress from ongoing partnership and hard work can be celebrated.
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
Recently ,in the southern suburbs of Xi’an,our archaeologists excavated a tomb of the Northern dynasties, where Tuyuhun Princess and her husband are buried. This important archaeological discovery provide a valuable material for the national history rease
The Silk Road and Russian Ethnic Cultural Heritage is jointly launched by the Russian Museum of Ethnography and the National Museum of China. The 594 exhibits provided by the Russian Museum of Ethnography epitomize the unique culture of peoples in souther
搜索复制According to the arrangement of the National Heritage Board, Gansu Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau issued "the Special Inspection Scheme of the Enforcement of the Great Wall in the Whole Province" on July 27th , which demanded 11 cities an
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.
International Academic Symposium on Sanxingdui Relics and World’s Ancient Civilizations and Commemoration of 30th Anniversary of the Discovery of Sanxingdui Sacrifice Pits Held
The Kizil Caves sits on the cliffs on the northern bank of the Muzat River, 7 kilometers southeast of Kizil town in Baicheng County, Xinjiang, China. Kizil in the Uygur language means red.
Yesterday, the "Luoyang Evening News" reporter witnessed the changes of the ancient city site in Luoyang after implementation of protection and remediation projects. The landscape lake has been filled with clean water and the whole site look
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
Recently, the German Bundestag adopted a new Law on the Protection of Cultural Property. German State Minister of Culture Monika Grütters emphasized that the new Law on the Protection of Cultural Property will more effectively protect the precious cultura
The ancient Egyptians had their pyramids, the Greeks, their sculptures and temples. And everybody knows about the Maya and their famous calendar.But other ancient peoples get short shrift in world history. Here are a handful of long-lost cultures that don
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
In mid-to-late June, Samarkand, small scattered earth yellow houses and glazed turquoise spire add radiance and beauty to each other in the blue sky and white clouds. This ancient city in Middle Asia, which located in the heartland of the ancient Silk Roa
On July,18th, Shaanxi-Bokhara archaeological meeting was held in Bokhara, Uzbekitan. Ms. Wang Lixia, vice-governor of Shaanxi Province participated and addressed in the meeting. Mr.Zhao Rong, director of the SPBCH, and Ms. Wang Bin,director of the Museum
Archaeologists said this was the first time evidence has emerged on Roman presence in western parts of the city, indicating they travelled away from the coastline. The three ancient sites – Nathamedu, Aanaimedu and Irularthoppu – in Pattarai Perambadur vi
On 22nd June, Beiting Study and Research Institute was established in Jmusar, where the site of Bashbaliq City locates, on the second anniversary of the inscription of the World Cultural Heritage “the Silk Roads: Routes network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corr
The UNWTO Silk Road Programme is a collaborative initiative designed to enhance sustainable tourism development along the historic Silk Road route. It aims to maximize the benefits of tourism development for local Silk Road communities, while stimulatin
1,000yo manuscripts written by ancient Silk Road family found in Afghanistan Nearly 100 mysterious manuscripts thought to be 1,000 years old and written by a Jewish family that lived along the ancient Silk Road have been discovered in an Afghan cave. Scho
File image from the Provincial People's Government of Gansu96 Cultural Heritages and Sites wereinscribedon the Protection list on Provincial-Levelof Gansu, China. The 8thbatchconsists of 6 catagories, which are Sites, Tombs, Architectures, Grottoes/Stone
Silk Road “Themes”1. Ruins(19)(20)In addition to the flourishing of east-west trade, Central Asia was also a region through which Buddhism was transmitted eastward from India in to China. From the t ...
The Silk Road “Space”1. Mountains, Deserts, and Trade Routes(12)(13)Located in the center of the Eurasia Continent, Central Asia geographically stands as a bridge between east and west. A region of ...
An Overview of the Silk Road: Time, Space and ThemesThe Silk Road in the Digital SpaceThe Silk Road in Rare Booksis a series of ten articles that have been compiled based on the rare books contained i ...
Click to view and download the GCI Newsletter by Getty---Conservation in China 2016ConservationinChinaGetty2016.pdf
Sites of Koshoj-Korgon, Shyrdakbek, Cholok-Korgon, caravan-sarays Tash-Rabat and Manakeldy are in quite good condition; however state of adobe walls is not stable. Especially for Koshoj-Korgon, where ...
The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century BC as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid ...
The Silk Roads Project wishes to record Its appreciation to all Member States and institutions which so generously hosted meetings of the Consultative Committee and international seminars, as well as ...
You are welcome for joiningthe occasion of the40th Session of the World Heritage Committeeto take place between10-20 July 2016inIstanbul, Turkey.
The investigated Weihe River bridge-sites are located on the northern side of Han Period Chang’an City-site in the northern suburbs of Xi’an City and were discovered in April 2012, which was followe ...
Forum on communication and cooperation in the protection of cultural heritage in the countries along “One Belt One Road” held in Xi’an On May 13, 2016, the forum on communication and cooperation in the protection of cultural heritage in the countries al
Few realize that China is actually building three Silk Roads, one through Central Asia to Europe; a second, maritime one, through South East Asia to India and South Asia; and third, China is building a robust commercial network through the Arctic to conne
From August 16th to 19th,the international seminar entitled the Early-Period Stone City and the Civilization Advancement ——the international Seminar of Shenmu Shimao site was held at the site location county, Shenmu County, Shaanxi, China.
A Chinese company digging an unexploited copper mine in Afghanistan has unearthed ancient statues of Buddha in a sprawling 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery.Archaeologists are rushing to salvage what they can from a major 7th century B.C. religious site a
