日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Heritage

Dig at ancient site uncovers capital of first unified state

By XIN WEN and WANG MENGNAN in Xi'an | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-24 07:48
Share
Share - WeChat
Researchers from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology work at the Xianyang site, Shaanxi province, in December. ZHANG JIE/FOR CHINA DAILY

Archaeologists busy at Qin Dynasty location in Shaanxi

On a bleak autumn morning, as archaeologist Zhang Yanglizheng was working at the ruins of the ancient city of Xianyang in Shaanxi province, he uncovered what appeared to be an imperial jade seal protruding from the earth.

"I was excited. We were in the right place. Something interesting had been bound to happen at some stage," said Zhang, 33, from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology.

The object dated to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), but it was not an imperial seal because it did not have any inscriptions.

As digging continued, the site was found to be that of a palace where the emperor handled routine affairs and met officials from across the country.

The area, which is covered with loess soil, witnessed the glory days of the Qin Dynasty, the first unified state in Chinese history, and includes the cornerstones and foundations of ancient buildings.

It lies between the modern-day cities of Xi'an and Xianyang on the northern bank of the Weihe River, the largest tributary of the Yellow River in Shaanxi.

Archaeologists started exploring the ruins of Qin Dynasty palaces in the 1950s in an initial push that continued until the 1980s. Researchers from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology have been working on the ruins of Xianyang, the dynastic capital, since 2014.

Before deciding on the dig site, they explored an area of more than 5 million square meters.

"It took us two years to find the area of ancient Xianyang where we are now working," Zhang said.

The ancient city was home to palaces, royal storehouses, residential quarters, burial areas and workshops.

"What is interesting is that the past 60 years of archaeological work have failed to unearth the city walls of ancient Xianyang," Zhang said.

"We prefer to believe that Xianyang had no walls, but an explanation is still needed."

At the archaeological work station in the ruins, a black-and-white satellite photo dotted with small flags of various colors hangs on a wall.

1 2 3 4 5 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 天天夜天干天天爽 | 一级特黄录像视频免费 | 91视频这里只有精品 | 成年人黄网站 | 久久精品视频免费 | 天天爱天天做天天干 | 国产高清精品一区二区三区 | 国产免费福利视频一区二区 | 国产美女自拍视频 | 超碰成人免费 | www.福利视频 | 污污的网站免费在线观看 | 日韩欧美国产精品 | 国产精品1页 | 欧美亚洲 尤物久久 综合精品 | 日韩欧美日本 | 亚洲一本 | 久久精品一区二区三区四区 | 欧美日日日 | 激情插插插| 日韩欧美不卡在线 | 色婷婷精品国产一区二区三区 | 99久久久国产精品 | 日本黄色大片免费看 | 日韩欧美视频一区二区在线观看 | 伊人狠狠干| 九九视频精品全部免费播放 | 日本精品久久久久中文字幕 | 国产精品色综合久久 | 日本精品a在线 | 色噜噜狠狠先锋影音久久 | 高清国产一区二区三区 | 一级片一级片一级片一级片 | 日本一区二区三区视频在线观看 | 久久一区二区三区不卡 | 一级毛片观看 | 国产欧美一区二区三区在线看 | 很黄很色的小视频在线网站 | 奇米色在线 | 欧美阿v天堂视频在99线 | 久久国产成人 |