Ancient tomb unearthed in N China shows affluence of Tang Dynasty

(People's Daily Online)    08:34, April 10, 2015

Email|Print

2

An ancient tomb from China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) has recently been discovered in Xian county in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei province. (Photo/Xinhua)

An ancient tomb from China's Tang Dynasty (618-907) has recently been discovered in Xian county in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei province.

The tomb, in which one male and two females were buried, goes 2 meters below the ground surface. It is constructed of bricks and consists of a stairway, a door, a corridor and a circular chamber.

According to Zheng Zhili, a staff member of Cangzhou's Bureau of Cultural Relics, the artifacts found in the tomb - including a tri-colored pot, a white porcelain bowl, a grey pottery plate and a black glazed lamp - reflect the affluence enjoyed by the people living in the Tang Dynasty. 

【1】【2】【3】

(For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook)

(Editor:Sun Zhao,Yao Chun)

Add your comment

Most Viewed

Day|Week

• 1Female soldiers in China's first infantry battalion for pea…
• 2China's first nature image record released
• 3'Most beautiful cheerleaders' hit the Internet
• 4Crowdfunding launched in China to buy AC Milan
• 5Japan's Diaoyu Islands documents "out of context"

• 1Sea of clouds attracts thousands of tourists in C China
• 2Mongolia apologizes for attack on Chinese tourists by neo-N…
• 36 cultural differences between China and the US
• 4Pretty and fresh! Post-95s girls apply for flight attendants
• 5Biggest military drill for air defense artillery regiments …

• 1The most complete ancient crossbow unearthed with terracott…
• 2Top 30 Chinese entrepreneurs under 30
• 3Britain applies to co-build Asian infrastructure bank
• 4Hefei cherry blossom festival features nude body paintings
• 5Sea of clouds attracts thousands of tourists in C China

Hot News

• Scientists show effect of love on the human brain
• Why is the US constantly sowing dissent in the South China Sea?
• China is not the “boss” of AIIB
• Liquid metal brings ‘terminator robot’ a step closer
• Mysterious stone circles spotted in Turpan, Xinjiang

We Recommend

• Chinese doctor saves a life when traveling in US
• 'Pig Head Feast' in Zhejiang
• Cabin attendants recruit of China Eastern
• Airborne troop holds training in Hubei
• A chance to be the 'finance girl' in Wuhan

Photos

• Nongyong primary school says goodbye to old days
• Women in Chongqing wear summer clothes
• World's longest glass cantilever bridge on cliff
• J-8 fighters realize longest endurance through air refueling
• Getting close to world's largest Miao nationality village
• Who placed Chinese national flag 3,000 m under the South China Sea?
• Ten popular noodles in Shaanxi’ Xianyang
• Fantastic Longshuixia Fissure Gorge in Chongqing
• Ancient-style wedding ceremony held in Anhui
• PLA's J-11 fighters carrying missiles in drill
• Nongyong primary school says goodbye to old days
• Women in Chongqing wear summer clothes
• World's longest glass cantilever bridge on cliff
• J-8 fighters realize longest endurance through air refueling
• Getting close to world's largest Miao nationality village
• Who placed Chinese national flag 3,000 m under the South China Sea?
• Ten popular noodles in Shaanxi’ Xianyang
• Fantastic Longshuixia Fissure Gorge in Chongqing
• Ancient-style wedding ceremony held in Anhui
• PLA's J-11 fighters carrying missiles in drill

Related reading

• Yuan Dynasty tombs unearthed in north China
• Earliest landscape mural of Tang Dynasty unearthed
• Owner of 1500-year-old coffin identified as woman
• U.S. extends restriction on imports of archeological items from China