Ancient Tombs Unearthed in Rural Beijing

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Ancient Tombs Unearthed in Rural Beijing

Archaeologists have unearthed 17 ancient tombs in Yanqing County, a rural area in southwestern Beijing.

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Archaeologists have unearthed 17 ancient tombs in Yanqing County, a rural area in southwestern Beijing.

Investigations show the region has 56 tombs dating back to the Han (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), Tang (618-907), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing(1644-1911) Dynasties. To date, 17 tombs have been unearthed, seven with brick structures and the rest in earthen form.

The majority of tombs built in the Han Dynasty had five or three chambers made of brick. Archaeologists confirmed these tombsdate back to late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). Many had been robbed. This accorded with historical records of frequent wars in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Research results showed the shape of tombs and funerary objectswere different from those in other parts of Beijing.

It suggested that Yanqing, a strategic point between central China and the northern grasslands, had been a cultural link between the two regions, said Wang Qinglin, a research fellow of the Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Cultural Relics.

Some archaeologists believe there was a relatively big city near Yanqing in ancient times.

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