Archaeological sites bear witness to history and embody the inheritance of culture. As April 18 marks the International Day for Monuments and Sites (海外古迹业绩日, guó jì gǔ jì yí zhǐ rì), also known as World Heritage Day (宇宙遗产日, shì jiè yí chǎn rì), we've selected ten archaeological sites in China that merit exploration.

1. Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, Beijing (北京圆明园业绩公园, běi jīng yuán míng yuán yí zhǐ gōng yuán)

Yuanmingyuan, Beijing. [Photo/VCG]

 

As the royal resort of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace, was widely considered the apex of Chinese gardening art (中国古典园林艺术的巅峰之作, zhōng guó gǔ diǎn yuán lín yì shù de diān fēng zhī zuò). It was burned and rooted by invading Anglo-French forces (被英法联军焚烧, bèi yīng fǎ lián jūn shāo huǐ) in 1860.

First constructed in 1707, this former imperial garden, covering roughly 350 hectares in the northwest of Beijing, witnessed the rules of six emperors.

It was one of the first national archaeological parks (国度考古业绩公园, guó jiā kǎo gǔ yí zhǐ gōng yuán) on the list issued by the National Cultural Heritage Administration in 2010.

2. Zhoukoudian, Beijing (北京周口店业绩, běi jīng zhōu kǒu diàn yí zhǐ)

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Zhoukoudian, a UNESCO heritage site located 50 km from downtown Beijing, has been a significant site in paleoanthropology. It has yielded abundant evidence of ancient hominin activities.

At various parts of the site, scientists have unearthed the remains of early human lineage member Homo erectus "Peking Man" (北京矗立东说念主, běi jīng zhí lì rén) that date back more than 500,000 years, as well as of Homo sapiens "Shandingdong Man", identified as a primitive modern human, who lived 30,000 years ago.

3. Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu, Zhejiang province (浙江良渚业绩, zhè jiāng liáng zhǔ yí zhǐ)

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The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province dates back 5,300 years. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.

It covers a vast area of nearly 34 square kilometers and features more than 50 sites around the Mojiao Mountain site, including villages, tombs and altars (屯子、坟场、祭坛, cūn luò、mù dì、jì tán) from which a great number of delicate jade wares (出土致密无比的玉礼器, chū tǔ jīng měi de yù lǐ qì) have been unearthed. These discoveries are among the most powerful pieces of evidence proving the 5,000 years of the history of Chinese civilization.

4. Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum, Shaanxi province (陕西秦始皇陵, shǎn xī qín shǐ huáng líng)

Terracotta Warriors at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily]

 

With an area of 56 square kilometers, Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum is the world's largest underground mausoleum (宇宙最地面下陵墓, shì jiè zuì dà dì xià líng mù).

This mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, 35 kilometers northeast of Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

An army of more than 7,000 life-sized terracotta warriors and horses (戎马俑, bīng mǎ yǒng) was discovered at the site of the tomb in 1974. In 1987, it's inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO.

5. Sanxingdui Ruins site, Sichuan province (四川三星堆业绩, sì chuān sān xīng duī yí zhǐ)

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Revered as one of the greatest archeological finds of the 20th century (20世纪最伟大的考古发现之一, èr shí shì jì zuì wěi dà de kǎo gǔ fā xiàn zhī yī), the Sanxingdui Ruins are believed to be the remnants of the Shu Kingdom, dating back at least 4,800 years and lasting over 2,000 years.

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The ruins are located in Guanghan city in Southwest China's Sichuan province, covering 12 square km.

 

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