In pics: Zhaigou site in NW China's Shaanxi

Researchers discuss the cleaning and restoration of a double-shaft chariot unearthed from the Zhaigou site at a laboratory of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The Zhaigou site, a settlement site dating back to about 3,200 years ago, was listed as one of the major field archaeological discoveries during the sixth Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF2025) in east China's Shanghai on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)