China unveils archaeological achievements related to Shang Dynasty

STORY: China unveils archaeological achievements related to Shang Dynasty DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the ruins site and archaeological discoveries related to Shang Dynasty STORYLINE: China has disclosed multiple important archaeological achievements, painting a historical picture of various social aspects of the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.). Nine high-ranking tombs for nobility in the late Shang Dynasty were discovered at the Zhaigou ruins site in Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The noble burial site is the largest of its kind found in the northern part of Shaanxi. Large-scale rammed-earth buildings, tombs, ash pits and pottery molds have been found at the Zhaigou site, which spans some 3 million square meters on the Loess Plateau. The ruins are of great significance to the study of the political geography of the late Shang Dynasty and the exchanges between dif

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(221020) -- XI'AN, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis flies over the Zhaigou Village of Ningshan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 10, 2022. In recent years, Shaanxi has made great efforts in ecological restoration and protection of Qinling Mountains, with the population of protected animals like crested ibises growing and ecotourism as well as other green industries booming. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-NINGSHAN COUNTY-GREEN DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(221012) -- XI'AN, Oct. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crested ibises fly in the sky in Zhaigou Village, Ningshan County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 10, 2022. In recent years, Ningshan County has made great efforts in ecological protection and green development, with local forest coverage rate reaching 96.24 percent and the population of crested ibises, giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys growing. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)