Amid calls for deeper international cooperation in the field of archaeology and contribution toward building a community with a shared future for mankind, the 4th Chinese Archaeology Congress began in Xi'an.
Early in August, a hashtag about panda remains found in Xi'an, Shaanxi province in one of the sacrificial pits dug for Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) went viral on Sina Weibo.
The Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage recently announced a number of important archaeological achievements, such as the No 1 Pit of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum housing Terracotta Warriors and Houses and the site of Qingpingbu.
A manual flush toilet, dating back 2,400 years, has piqued the interest of archaeologists who are trying to find out what people ate during that time by analyzing soil samples collected from it.
Three tombs believed to date back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) have been discovered in Xi'an, the capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, local authorities said on Thursday.
The Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics released 11 important archaeological discoveries in Northwest China's Shaanxi province in 2022 at a news conference on Jan 12.
More than 680 fragments of Buddha statues and pagoda sculptures have been unearthed in the ruins of an ancient market in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
This year, Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, will celebrate its 15th anniversary.