Ask China: A Day with Archaeologist

380 views · Published 10 October 2017 · 5:24 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2017 · News & Politics

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In 2016, Sun led a pre-construction probe that confirmed the existence of a town dating back to China’s Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) buried beneath the site of the modern political center.

The discovery, which made it onto an official list of the 10 most important archaeological finds in China last year, made the patient archaeologist realize that he had to act fast as the upgrade of Tongzhou presses ahead, not only to save the city underground, but also to help the one above to move forwards.

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