Great achievements of Chinese archaeology

According to Shen, Chinese archaeology has witnessed its “Golden Age” in the past 10 years, and this can be observed in the science and technology supporting archaeological projects, interdisciplinary archaeology, international joint archaeology, the restoration of cultural relics, and the repatriation of cultural relics lost overseas.

In 2020, the world’s first mobile 3D- printed

1: 1 replica cave of the Yungang Grottoes, the 1,500- year- old masterpiece of Chinese Buddhist art and a UNESCO world heritage site, made its debut in a museum in East China’s Zhejiang Province, and was opened to global visitors both on and offline.

In the same year, the bronze horse zodiac head, which had been stolen by British and French troops 160 years ago, returned to its original home, the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing, becoming the first significant overseas cultural relic to return to the palace.

In 2021, China boasts 56 UNESCO World Heritage sites, ranking second in the world, after historical sites in Quanzhou were, together, recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Fuzhou, East China’s Fujian Province.

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