Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

3000-year old tombs discovered in China

BEIJING: Archeologists in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have discovered a group of ancient tombs in Aletay which are thought to be about as old as 3000 years.

According to the captain of the excavation team, they have found 61 tombs so far, with internal structures varying from each other.Meanwhile, about 60 pieces of funerary items dating back to 2000 to 3000 years ago were also unearthed. Surprisingly, these pottery pots and bronze wares shared many similar characters with those used in central China, thousands of kilometers away from the excavation site.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Amazing Ice Festival in China

Since 1985, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China an amazing festival is held annually. Known as Harbin Snow and Ice Festival, it is China’s original and greatest ice artwork festival, and one of the largest of its kind in the world.