At the heart of China's Central Plains lies the Erlitou site, widely believed to be the capital of the Xia Dynasty — the first dynasty in Chinese history. Recent exchanges between leading Chinese and ...

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Modern technology continues to play a pivotal role in preserving, excavating and perpetuating the Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins in east China's Zhejiang Province, with ...

"We've gained much from the studies of city ruins, graves, beacons, temples, caves, ancient mining areas and other sites.

A tomb dating back 5,000 years, which archaeologists believe may belong an early Chinese king, has been discovered in central China. The grave of what archaeologists believe may be the king of a ...

Including the Paleolithic Tongtiandong site in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, nearly 80 archaeological ...

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and ...

Opened in 2010, the museum is the first in China dedicated to the preservation, display, and research of the invaluable Qin ...

Archaeologists excavated a site in Shandong Province and found dozens of graves, wells and artifacts spanning the last 4,000 years, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese ...

Periods of peace and wealth allowed people to invest more in the afterlife, leaving behind a lasting record of cultural and ...

There’s a running joke on Chinese social media that Xi’an’s subway system has the worst feng shui—not because it’s cursed, but because the tracks have to twist and turn to avoid all the tombs buried ...