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      Celebrations, cultural activities held nationwide to welcome Chinese New Year

      2025-01-29 19:58 Last Updated At:20:37

      Chinese cities have hosted colorful celebratory activities such as bell-ringing, fireworks shows and torch festival to mark the Chinese New Year.

      The Beijing Badachu Park rang the New Year's bell at midnight on Wednesday, the eve of the Chinese New Year, with a crowd of visitors gathering around to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Snake. The bell in the park has a history of over 400 years.

      "I hope that I will achieve success in my studies and maintain good health in the coming year. Wishing all the Chinese friends a Happy New Year, may everything go well, may you have good health and happy family reunion," said Gayratov Azizbek, an international student from Uzbekistan.

      With the countdown to the Chinese New Year, people at Mount Hengshan Scenic Area in Hengyang City of central China's Hunan Province jointly rang the bell, bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new. The brilliant fireworks also lit up the sky, and tourists made good wishes for the New Year.

      During this Spring Festival holiday, the scenic spot hosted a series of cultural activities such as dragon and lion dances and a torch festival parade, to celebrate the New Year in a lively and festive atmosphere.

      In Huangbai Village in Ningde City of east China's Fujian Province, on Chinese New Year's Eve, villagers brought torch back to their homes from the village and lit the "fire trees" in front of their doors. This symbolizes a year of favorable weather, abundant harvests, and a prosperous life.

      "I have heard about this torch festival for a long time and came here specially to see it today. I feel that this event is very meaningful and I hope it will be prosperous in the coming year," said a tourist surnamed Lin. During the Spring Festival holiday, the ancient city of Shanhaiguan Pass in Qinhuangdao City of north China's Hebei Province, is bustling with visitors. People enjoy delicious food, watch light shows and molten iron fireworks here.

      "My child has experienced rich festive atmosphere. In the new year, I wish everyone good health, may all your wishes come true, and may your family happily reunite," said Yang Shumei, a tourist from northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

      The Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, fell on Wednesday this year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.

      Celebrations, cultural activities held nationwide to welcome Chinese New Year

      Celebrations, cultural activities held nationwide to welcome Chinese New Year

      Celebrations, cultural activities held nationwide to welcome Chinese New Year

      Celebrations, cultural activities held nationwide to welcome Chinese New Year

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      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      2025-02-20 10:29 Last Updated At:11:07

      The top six archaeological findings across China in 2024 were announced at Wednesday's annual archaeology forum hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

      The discoveries, covering from the Paleolithic Age to the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644), and Qing Dynasties (1636-1912), shed light on studies on the history and culture of ancient China.

      The earliest of the six, the Dadong Site, is located in Jilin Province in northeast China. Discovered in the strata dating from 28,000 to 24,000 years ago, the site involves an artificial stone circle, which should be the remains of a primary shed of ancient humans, implying the archaeological importance of the Changbai Mountain area in the field of evolutionary anthropology studies.

      The Xiatang Site in east China's Zhejiang Province, a Neolithic Age settlement site, reveals the structure and layout of the ancient village, providing new evidence for the study of the social structure of early-stage agricultural societies.

      At the Siwa Site, another Neolithic Age site in northwest China's Gansu Province, the first prehistory large-scale near square-shaped moat was discovered, which might hint at the origin of the square-walled cities in China.

      The Zhouyuan Site in Shaanxi Province of northwest China shows evidence of China's earliest dynasties, providing written materials for studying the history of Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1046 – 771 BC). With over 200 bone and tortoise shell pieces for divination rites being found, phrases totaling over 180 oracle scripts were recognized, covering documentations of astronomy, calendar, history, and geology.

      At a Warring States period site in east China's Anhui Province, the Wuwangdun Site, researchers excavated over 10,000 pieces of cultural relics, including multiple Ding sets, or special cauldron sets, the representative ritual vessels that have long been used to represent social class and nobility, and symbols of China's traditional rites and ethnicity.

      In east China's Jiangxi Province, the archaeological site of Jingdezhen City, the world-famous town of porcelain with a thousand-year history, welcomed new discoveries. The latest discoveries at the Jingdezhen Site revealed the sources of materials and fuels that supported the large-scale porcelain production, as well as the local traffic net in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, giving people a perception to understand Jingdezhen's development history.

      "These discoveries are not only about gathering ancient relics in the fields, but, more importantly, about their value for academic research. Every single result complements our understanding of Chinese history and culture," said Shi Jinsong, the deputy head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Science.

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

      China unveils top archaeological findings of 2024

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