Double-wall in Yecheng Site discovered in Hebei(1/3)

Photo released on Jan. 18, 2023 shows cultural relics unearthed from the Yecheng Site of Eastern Wei (534-550) and Northern Qi (550-577) in Handan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Archaeologists confirmed that the ancient city walls are composed of two walls. They are the first double city walls of the Han and Tang dynasties. Six dynasties established their capitals in Yecheng, which lasted 126 years.

File photo shows Yecheng Site of the northeast corner of the ancient city of Eastern Wei and Northern Qi. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Archaeologists work at the Yecheng Site, Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)