Archaeological discovery shows Chinese courtyard over 4,000 years ago
STORY: Archaeological discovery shows Chinese courtyard over 4,000 years ago
DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:58
LOCATION: YAN'AN, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Lushanmao Site, Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DU LINYUAN, Head of Department of History, Yan'an University
STORYLINE:
An archaeological discovery at Lushanmao Site, Yan'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has unveiled the Chinese courtyard layout more than 4,000 years ago.
The courtyard-style "palace city" discovered by Chinese archaeologists shows the same traditional courtyard-style architecture in northern China.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DU LINYUAN, Head of Department of History, Yan'an University
"The quadrangle buildings here have a symmetrical layout along the central axis in late imperial China. The main rooms are in the middle, with symmetrical wing rooms on both sides, left and right. There are five to six wing rooms on each side and three main rooms in the middle. Each
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