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Cultural relics to be better protectedAn archaeologist displays the standing statuette of the Gautama Buddha discovered in Xianyang, Shaanxi province. [Photo by Li Yibo/Xinhua]The National Cultural Heritage Administration — along with the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Supreme People's C...
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Archaeologists find 570 ancient tombs in central ChinaA staff member checks a white marble bed uncovered from a tomb dating back to the Sui Dynasty (581-618) in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Li An)ZHENGZHOU, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists discovered a cluster of 570 ancient tombs dating back to a period spanning...
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Ruins could be earliest 'houses' in ChinaPottery artifacts unearthed from the Sitai site in Shangyi county, Hebei province. Recently discovered ruins of six semi-basement dwellings in Hebei province are thought by archaeologists to be among the earliest-known "houses" in China.The dwellings, unearthed from the Sitai site in Shang...
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6,000-year-old defensive trench unearthed in China's HenanThis file photo shows a pottery of the Yangshao Culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, unearthed from the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, acco...
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Glazed ceramics found in Tang Dynasty tombThree-colored glazed ceramics from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) are on display in Jinan, Shandong province. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Jinan, Shandong province, unveiled a series oftangsancai— three-colored glazed ceramics from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) — on Friday. The artif...
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Unearthed flush toilet dates back 2,400 yearsBroken parts of the toilet, including a bent pipe, were unearthed from the Yueyang archaeological site in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, last summer and pieced together for months before researchers released details on Wednesday.Archaeology: Toilet proof of sanitation awarenessA manual flush toilet, d...
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