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Quzhou discovers ancient mound tombs

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated :2020-12-14

Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Archaeological Research Institute has completed the excavation of several large mound tombs in Qujiang district, Quzhou in East China's Zhejiang province, and preliminarily determined that these tombs date to the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-771 BC).

To date, hundreds of precious cultural relics such as jade, stone, original porcelain and bronze items have been unearthed. Mengjiang No 3 mound, the largest tomb with the most unearthed cultural relics, is about 14 meters long and 7.8 meters wide.

According to Zhang Min, a researcher at the institute, the mound tombs were the highest grade of tomb in the ancient country of Gumie, and are also known as the royal cemetery.