The moat water system of Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Tuesday achieved full connectivity for the first time in more than 70 years, marking a milestone in its urban renewal.
January 20, 2026
2026-01-20
Chinese researchers have found the earliest known literature on horses via bamboo slips dating back over 2,000 years to the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). This discovery was announced at a press conference held at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Monday.
January 20, 2026
2026-01-20
Local residents, artists, and entrepreneurs who converge on Haikou's historical Qilou Street are contributing to a new chapter in the story of Hainan's opening-up.
January 17, 2026
2026-01-17
Chinese archaeologists have discovered two ancient chariots in a new round of excavations at a burial pit near Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
January 15, 2026
2026-01-15
Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a significant Paleolithic site at an unprecedented altitude on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, offering fresh insights into early human migration and adaptability, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration.
December 22, 2025
2025-12-22
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.
December 18, 2025
2025-12-18
Archaeologists have identified a roughly 13-kilometer section of the ruins of Qinzhidao, a military road built in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC), in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
December 11, 2025
2025-12-11
In order to study the construction and renovation history of the Forbidden City, a team of Chinese researchers has successfully pinpointed the growth years of three ancient timbers in this complex and traced their geographical origins via oxygen isotope analysis.
December 11, 2025
2025-12-11
Scientists have harnessed ancient DNA to reconstruct the intricate social structure of one of China's earliest cities, revealing a genetically diverse society anchored in the authority of patrilineal clans.
November 28, 2025
2025-11-28
The Baojia site in the city of Liyang, east China's Jiangsu province, has been confirmed to date back 7,500 to 8,100 years, making it the earliest known prehistoric site discovered so far in the area surrounding Taihu Lake, archaeologists announced at a conference held on Sunday.
November 18, 2025
2025-11-18
A new study of a 1-million-year-old human skull found in central China revealed a previously unknown branch of the human family tree, dramatically pushing back the accepted timeline of human evolution.
September 29, 2025
2025-09-29
New archaeological findings have revealed a significant number of painted bronze artifacts at the Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China's Sichuan Province. This amazing discovery has extended the timeline for the emergence of painted bronze items in China by nearly a thousand years.
September 28, 2025
2025-09-28
On Friday, Xixia Imperial Tombs achieved World Heritage site status during the ongoing 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Paris.
July 14, 2025
2025-07-14
In 1956, a golden seal with a snake-shaped decoration was unearthed from ancient tombs at the Shizhaishan site in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province.
June 30, 2025
2025-06-30
The majority of people in Taiwan hold a strong belief in Chinese culture and identity, which is an enduring virtue, said Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, during a commemorative ceremony on the Chinese mainland on Saturday.
June 23, 2025
2025-06-23
Hundreds of people attended a ceremony to worship Fuxi, the mythical ancestor of the Chinese nation, in New Taipei City in Taiwan on Saturday.
June 22, 2025
2025-06-22
The "Eternal Witness of Civilization: History of Beijing" exhibition, which opened on Feb. 10, 2024, at the Capital Museum, charts Beijing's 700,000 years of human settlement, 3,000 years of urban growth, and 800 years as China's capital.
June 10, 2025
2025-06-10
Archaeologists have discovered more than 100 Paleolithic sites in the city of Weinan, northwest China's Shaanxi province, confirming that human activity in this region dates back at least 600,000 years.
June 6, 2025
2025-06-06
Chinese scientists have confirmed the existence of a prehistoric matrilineal community in east China's Shandong Province, pushing back the established timeline of matrilineal social societies, which were previously believed to have emerged no earlier than the Iron Age in Europe.
June 5, 2025
2025-06-05
People have not only gained interest in traditionally famous museums like the Palace Museum, but are also eager to explore remote ancient sites such as Yanmen Pass in Shanxi Province.
May 21, 2025
2025-05-21
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