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A new batch of relics, including thousands of bronze coins, have been unearthed from the remains of a mint dating back more than 2,000 years in Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
By the end of 2021, China owned 5,772 museums nationwide, an increase of 88 percent from 3,069 in 2012, while pieces of collections rose to 46.65 million from 23.18 million in 2012, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Archaeologists have discovered a ruin site of the ancient Dian Kingdom in southwest China's Yunnan Province, and unearthed building ruins and items proving the practical administration of the region by the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.).
Japan released a set of commemorative stamps on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, with pictures of giant pandas eating bamboo surrounded by crimson peonies and pale pink cherry blossoms.
Amongst the many historical treasures on display at the Xinjiang Museum in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a one-of-a-kind 1,000-year-old cake is small yet riveting.
The discovery of a relatively well-preserved ancient human fossilized skull from the early Paleolithic period, believed to be the most intact specimen from homo erectus of that age found in inland Eurasia so far.
Two stone murals from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) have been unearthed in central China's Henan Province, which are the largest of their kind ever found in the country, archaeologists said Wednesday.
The opening reception of New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2022 was held on Monday evening at the Grand Hall of Parliament Buildings in Wellington.
China and Syria signed a joint agreement at the National Library of China in Beijing on Monday vowing to further foster cooperation of cultural heritage conservation between the two countries with ancient civilizations.
Ren Rongrong, a celebrated publisher, writer and award-winning translator, died in Shanghai aged 100 on September 22.
A gold "funeral mask" dating back to more than 3,000 years ago was excavated from the tomb of an ancient noble in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan Province, officials with China's National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a recent press conference.
More than 600 artifacts had been revealed by Tuesday during the salvage of the Yangtze River Estuary No.2, China's largest and best-preserved ancient underwater wooden shipwreck.
Chinese researchers have discovered the earliest known residues of synthesized lead white cosmetics in the world in a new archaeological study in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Cubans and Chinese residents of the island celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in Havana's Chinatown on Saturday.Marking the autumn harvest, the Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Saturday this year.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, derived from the custom of worshiping the moon in autumn in thanks for a bountiful harvest, has a history of over 3,000 years. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or Sept. 10 this year.
Researchers began the salvage of cultural relics on Thursday from a shipwreck of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) off the coast of Fujian province, hoping to reveal treasures of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
Chinese research vessels Explore 1 and Explore 2 have discovered 66 ancient relics among the wreckage of three ships in the north area of the South China Sea.
A guideline was issued on Monday to help strengthen the fight against the theft of cultural relics and help improve the protection of the nation's historic sites.
Chinese archaeologists’ latest discovery in a tomb of a patrician living in the early Spring and Autumn Period proves that it was common for ancient Chinese to use synthetic lead-white makeup at that time, nearly 300 years earlier than in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
A gala of music and dance at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday marked the opening of the 13th China Art Festival.
A miniature Suzhou Garden made of Chinese jade was exhibited during the Second China Arts and Crafts Expo in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province.
Traditional Chinese painting originated in the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). It is usually painted on silk or paper with a brush dipped in watercolor and ink.
Archaeologists found a mythical beast with four wings during the most recent excavation of the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.
China has unveiled its cultural development plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to promote socialist culture and build China into a country with a strong grounding in this regard.
Featuring red bricks and white stones, swallow-tailed ridges and exquisitely decorated carvings on wood and stone, these unique houses represent the predominant architecture in the southern region of Fujian Province.
A pig-nose dragon bronze ware was found during the most recent excavation of the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. Archaeologists speculate that the bronze may have been a special decoration for a building.
"The arrow shot is so straight that it hits the bull's-eye, the young people will have good luck, and sitting on the lawn of the archery field is as comfortable as sitting on soft silk," Dargye sang as he worked on his handmade bag
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