Ancient grottoes in southwest China survive, thrive via innovative measures

Hua'er, which literally means flower in Chinese, is a folk music tradition deeply rooted in northwest China.

An international tourism resort opened on Monday in the ancient Chikan town of Jiangmen, Guangdong province, helping promote cultural preservation and inheritance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Scientists have confirmed that a group of fossilized tracks found in northwest China were left by flesh-eating dinosaurs over 120 million years ago, providing insights into the social behaviors of these ancient creatures.

Beijing will accelerate work to protect and utilize cultural relics in its core functional areas, and promote public access to more heritage sites along the Beijing Central Axis.

​Beijing will accelerate work to protect and utilize cultural relics in its core functional areas, and promote public access to more heritage sites along the Beijing Central Axis, which was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.

The discovery of a new cemetery has shed light on the existence of an "elite" group of people at the foot of the western Taihang Mountains during the transitional period between the Xia (c. 21st century-16th century BC) and Shang (c. 16th century-11th century BC) dynasties in close communication with China's Central Plains, archaeologists said at a news conference in Beijing last week.

The Potala Palace in Lhasa of the Xizang autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Four generations of the Zhang family have watched the archaeological excavation of the Yinxu Ruins in Xiaotun village of Anyang, Henan province.

Modern technology, the internet and big data have been utilized to establish a comprehensive management platform for the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang Autonomous Region.

China held a national meeting on Monday on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) preservation. At the meeting, individuals and groups were honored for their outstanding work in this regard.

Some key stations of the metro line 11, the first subway loop line in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, will showcase selected intangible cultural heritage of the city, including Cantonese opera, embroidery, porcelain, carving, lion dance and traditional Chinese medicine, according to the subway operator.

A granary complex for waterway grain transportation dating back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) has been discovered in north China's Tianjin Municipality, the city's cultural heritage conservation center said on Thursday.

The Potala Palace in the Xizang Autonomous Region has achieved notable results in phases in the protection and utilization of ancient texts.

In Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archeologists recently unearthed remains of two chariots from the No 2 pit at the mausoleum belonging to Qinshihuang, China's first emperor who unified the country in 221 BC.

The Chinese government has poured nearly 800 million yuan (about 111.3 million U.S. dollars) into various projects over the past 30 years to preserve the Potala Palace, a World Heritage site in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Two emperors' mausoleums in Beijing have recently opened to the public, meaning that six out of the 13 tombs in the Changping District belonging to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperors are now accessible to the public, according to the management organization of the tombs.

Archaeological studies and excavations have this year produced significant insights into the flood control systems and cultural heritage of the Xixia Imperial Tombs in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

On the morning of Dec. 9, 2024, the "Future of Museums" - 2024 Shanghai ICOFOM-ASPAC Symposium opened in Siyuan Hall of Guanghua Towers, Fudan University.

Greek archaeologists have unearthed a Roman era statue in Athens, the country's culture ministry said on Monday.