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China marks 2,576th anniversary of Confucius' birth

September 29, 2025 2025-09-29

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
China opened two new museums in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday, showcasing artifacts that highlight the region's rich history as a hub of ethnic integration and cultural exchange, as well as the diversity of Chinese civilization.
May 19, 2025 2025-05-19
​A special exhibition titled "The Light of Bronze: Ancient Shu Civilization" held at the Nea Smyrni Museum in Athens, offered Greek audiences a glimpse into the mysteries of ancient Chinese Shu culture.
May 16, 2025 2025-05-16
Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest China on Thursday, the first day of the May Day holiday, offering new choices for travelers keen to explore the exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations over a millennium ago.
May 3, 2025 2025-05-03
​A park built on the Yuanmou ape-man archaeological site in southwest China's Yunnan Province opened to the public on Thursday.
May 2, 2025 2025-05-02
Archaeological discoveries in many regions of China have injected new vitality into the study of Hongshan culture, an important prehistoric archaeological culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 years.
April 3, 2025 2025-04-03
​Archaeological discoveries in many regions of China have injected new vitality into the study of Hongshan culture, an important prehistoric archaeological culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 years.
April 2, 2025 2025-04-02
During the ongoing exhibition, Radiance of the East: Million-Year Human Imprint in Nihewan, at the Natural History Museum of China in Beijing, visitors can follow fossil evidence to trace the earliest presence of humans in northeast Asia.
April 1, 2025 2025-04-01
A national political advisor has proposed focusing on the development of memory resources and strengthening the safeguarding of China's collective memory.
March 11, 2025 2025-03-11
Three new jade dragons unearthed in 2024 from the Hongshan culture, a Neolithic civilization that emerged around 6,500 years ago in north China, have offered new evidence of the brilliance of ancient Chinese civilization.
March 10, 2025 2025-03-10
Porcelain wares unearthed in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which were produced nearly 1,000 years ago during an ethnic minority-ruled dynasty, bear high resemblance to those made in the "porcelain capital" of Jingdezhen in east China.
February 27, 2025 2025-02-27
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