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Ancient grottoes in southwest China survive, thrive via innovative measures

October 8, 2025 2025-10-08

Scientists have confirmed that a set of skeletal fossils discovered in southern China belonged to duck-billed dinosaurs from over 70 million years ago, expanding the region's fossil record of these large, toothy creatures that likely migrated from North America.
February 11, 2025 2025-02-11
Archaeologists have been restoring the third gallery at the west side of Ta Prohm temple in the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia, an APSARA National Authority (ANA)'s news release said on Thursday.
February 7, 2025 2025-02-07
In a small village near Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, an extraordinary tradition unfolds every year—100 million pairs of lanterns are crafted, fueling an industry valued at an astonishing 2 billion yuan.
January 26, 2025 2025-01-26
A relics site, first discovered in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region in 2019, has been identified as the earliest Neolithic lakeside site in the heartland of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau with the highest altitude and longest duration, according to local authorities.
January 24, 2025 2025-01-24
Gansu province will accelerate the digital restoration of cultural relics lost overseas from the Mogao Grottoes this year as part of efforts to establish a database of Chinese culture.
January 23, 2025 2025-01-23
Marking the beginning of a new year in China, Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for Chinese people, carrying their hopes for a new beginning.
January 22, 2025 2025-01-22
Chinese archaeologists have discovered the largest known Majiayao culture settlement site in Lintao County, northwest China's Gansu Province, according to a joint archaeological team from the Siwa site on Tuesday.
January 22, 2025 2025-01-22
Paddy-field remains dating back over 8,000 years have been discovered in central China's Hunan Province, according to the provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute.
January 22, 2025 2025-01-22
Since China expanded its visa-free transit policy in December, historical sites in Beijing, particularly those along the city's Central Axis, have witnessed a surge in international visitors.
January 21, 2025 2025-01-21
Zhang Juyue, a 34-year-old from the Qiang ethnic group who has dedicated her life to preserving and reviving Qiang embroidery, feels she is racing against time.
January 21, 2025 2025-01-21
January 20, 2025 2025-01-20
More than 65 years after its discovery, the Erlitou site in the heart of the Central China Plains, continues to yield new clues about the grand picture of early-stage Chinese civilization.
January 17, 2025 2025-01-17
A digital exhibition spotlighting Niya ruins site in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the first of its kind in the world, is set to open to public on Jan 25 in Shanghai, offering visitors a unique immersive experience on the site's excavation while learning about the region's ancient cultures, organizers said Tuesday.
January 16, 2025 2025-01-16
Once a humble beverage for Chinese laborers in Southeast Asia, Chinese dark tea has now evolved into a trendsetting force in the tea beverage market across countries along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
January 16, 2025 2025-01-16
The exhibition brings together about 120 pieces (sets) of cultural relics from eight cultural institutions across Shaanxi Province.
January 16, 2025 2025-01-16
Chinese scientists have discovered a tiny plant species dating back about 410 million years in Duyun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, offering new insights into the process of "plant colonization of land."
January 15, 2025 2025-01-15
A remarkable discovery in Shandong Province, east China, has revealed liquid in an ancient piece of bronzeware to be distilled liquor, pushing the origins of China's distilled alcohol production back to more than 3,000 years ago.
January 15, 2025 2025-01-15
Some museum fans may have paid multiple visits last year, but on average, every Chinese person visited a museum in the country once in 2024.
January 12, 2025 2025-01-12
Archaeologists have unearthed the smallest known cat fossil at a site inhabited by archaic humans in eastern China. This diminutive feline, which has been identified as an extinct species of leopard cat, was so petite that it could comfortably fit in the palm of one's hand.
January 9, 2025 2025-01-09
The exhibition explores the theme of "Beauty" through a non-traditional lens, focusing on "Daily Life," "Adornment" and "The Human Body."
January 8, 2025 2025-01-08
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