People hug each other after laying flowers to mourn the deceased at a cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, April 2, 2024. The Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, falls on Thursday this year. It
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Over 2,000-year-old trench-enclosed tombs discovered in Inner Mongolia
HOHHOT, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese archaeologists have discovered a large group of ancient trench-enclosed tombs dating back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) in north China\’s Inner Mongolia
Western Han Dynasty tomb found in Chongqing
A lacquerware is unearthed from a tomb dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.) in Wulong district of Chongqing, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)
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6,000-year-old human DNA extracted in east China
NANJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — DNA from a 6,000-year-old human skeleton found in the city of Wuxi in east China\’s Jiangsu Province has been extracted, according to new archaeological research.
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Explainer: Understanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization
BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) — At a meeting on cultural inheritance and development last Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for efforts to build a modern Chinese civilization, emphasizing inclus
U.S. returns 2 illegally transported cultural relics to China
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — The Consulate General of China in New York received two illegally transported Chinese cultural relics from the Manhattan District Attorney\’s Office on Tuesday (New York tim
Commentary: Ma Ying-jeou\’s mainland trip embodies kinship, shared culture
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) — Former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party Ma Ying-jeou\’s tour on the mainland has embodied that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family bound by blo
People enjoy themselves during Qingming festival across China
Tourists visit the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, central China\’s Henan Province, April 5, 2023. People come outdoors for leisure and enjoy the beauty of spring during the Qingming festival, also known
Ma Ying-jeou pays tribute to martyrs during war of resistance against Japanese aggression
CHONGQING, April 4 (Xinhua) — Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, on Tuesday visited a cemetery in Chongqing dedicated to General Zhang Zizhong, a senior officer kill
China issues traffic safety warning ahead of Qingming Festival
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) — China\’s Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday issued an early warning for road traffic safety risks during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on Apr