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Saturday, November 27, 1999, updated at 12:29(GMT+8)
Culture 2,000-Year-Old Inn Site Found in Northeast China

Chinese archaeologists have found the site of an ancient inn, known as a dak, dating back to the early Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-24 A.D.) in Benxi City in Liaoning Province.

At the site, which was discovered during construction of an expressway, archaeologists have excavated a five-by-five-meter square-shaped house ruins that contains a stone kitchen, according to Xin Zhanshan, one of the experts.

Also, abundant historical relics such as terracottas, iron articles and bronze items have been unearthed from the site, Xin said.

In ancient China, a dak was used as a provisional inn for officers carrying documents from one place to another, he said, adding that this discovery will provide valuable materials for the study of the history of transportation in the area.

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