Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center director Fang Beisong checks on a restored ancient bamboo slip, March 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

The ancient State of Chu from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) and the Warring States period (476-221 BC) made glorious cultural achievements including bronze smelting, colorful silk weaving, embroidery and lacquerware.

Chu was the largest state in the Hubei province with its capital at Jiangling, now called Jingzhou, where numerous precious relics have been unearthed.

The Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center is dedicated to archaeological research and relics restoration to revive the ancient Chu culture.

A staff member at Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center in Hubei province records details about restored bamboo slips, March 16, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] Specialists at the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center in Hubei province check on the restoration of lacquerware in Jingzhou, Jan 10, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] Employees of the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center are busy restoring a silk gown with diamond-shaped patterns, a national first-class cultural relic, March 14, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] A staff member at the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center restores a piece of silk, March 16, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] Specialists at the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center check on the restoration of lacquerware, Jan 10, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] Employees of the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center check the inner structure of a piece of silk, March 16, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] Director of the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center, Fang Beisong, washes ancient bamboo slips, March 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] Staff members at the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center check figurines, March 16, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] A staff member at the Jingzhou Culture Relics Protection Center restores a piece of silk, March 16, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]