Prehistoric grain storage pits discovered in northwest China

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.

​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.

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.

​A park built on the Yuanmou ape-man archaeological site in southwest China's Yunnan Province opened to the public on Thursday.

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.

​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.

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.

A national political advisor has proposed focusing on the development of memory resources and strengthening the safeguarding of China's collective memory.

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.

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.

Six significant archaeological sites in China were named the top new discoveries in 2024, announced Wednesday at an annual forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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.

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.

"Mirror to the Future: Chinese Basic Art Education Literature Exhibition (1904-2024)" opened at The First Historical Archives of China in Beijing on Wednesday.

A lecture series hosted by the Chinese Archaeological Museum has offered a unique window into major archaeological discoveries and the latest research on the origins and early development of Chinese civilization.

An ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai Museum commemorates the life and journey of Marco Polo (1254-1324), one of the most celebrated travelers from the West to China.

Under the theme of "exchanges and mutual learning for a new model of human progress," the Second Liangzhu Forum being held in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, from Monday to Wednesday, has gathered more than 300 Chinese and foreign cultural officials, diplomats, scholars, writers, archaeologists and musicians from more than 60 countries and regions to tap the rich cultural resources of Liangzhu further.

More than 90,000 stone artifacts, dating back to the Neolithic period more than 5,000 years ago, have been unearthed in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to local sources.

A museum showing cultural relics dating back 3,900 to 4,300 years opened to the public Tuesday in Shanxi Province.

The 2024 Silk Road Rediscovery Tour of Beijing kicked off in the capital city of China on the evening of October 21.