Tourists experience folk dance of Li ethnic group during activities to celebrate China\’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Sanya, south China\’s Hainan Province, June 10, 2023. Saturday marks this y
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6,000-year-old pottery pig found in east China
NANJING, June 9 (Xinhua) — Archaeologists have found a rare hog-shaped pottery item, which might have been a child\’s toy about 6,000 years ago, in east China\’s Jiangsu Province.
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Ancient tombs found in northeast China
SHENYANG, May 25 (Xinhua) — A cluster of ancient tombs dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) has been discovered in Linghai City in northeast China\’s Liaoning Province, according to archaeo
Investigation begins on two ancient shipwrecks in South China Sea
HAIKOU, May 21 (Xinhua) — An archaeological investigation on two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea was launched on Saturday, opening a new chapter of China\’s deep-sea archaeology,
Gaining a deeper understanding of Chinese civilization at Yin Ruins
BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — On an afternoon in late October 2022, President Xi Jinping visited Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, during his inspection tour to Anyang City in central China\’s Henan Province.
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China makes active efforts to promote cultural relics conservation in Asia
As an important cradle of human civilizations, Asia has nurtured and is home to an immeasurable wealth of cultural heritage, writing a splendid chapter in the annals of world civilizations.
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Three generations of a family in N China\’s Shanxi revive Chengni inkstone
Chengni inkstone, one of the \”four famous inkstones\” in China, is known for its fine texture which can reduce harm done to the brush.A Chengni inkstone created by Lin Tao, an inheritor of the craft of
China to pilot national tourism routes themed on cultural heritage
BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) — China will build three to five national tourism routes themed on cultural heritage on a trial basis during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), said an inter-agency c
In pics: 73-year-old conservator dedicates 41 years in protection of Buddist cultural relics
Wu Zhongfu cleans the Wofo Yard in Anyue County, southwest China\’s Sichuan Province, April 3, 2023. Wu Zhongfu, 73-year-old, has been protecting and conserving the Buddhist statues and stone carvings
China deciphers ancient medical pioneer\’s guidebook from 2,000-yr-old bamboo slips
This undated file photo shows the archeological site of a cluster of tombs from the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD) in Tianhui Town, Chengdu, southwest China\’s Sichuan Province. (Cultural Relics an