Ancient tomb delivers secrets from the past


A four-wheeled wooden carriage, the first of its kind found in China, discovered in a passage of a tomb that is part of the Qinshihuang mausoleum complex in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. - Photo provided to China Daily

BEIJING: A precious four-wheeled carriage, the first of its kind found in China, has been discovered at a tomb that is part of the mausoleum complex of Qinshihuang, China's first emperor, Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, announced recently.

It is one of nine large-scale tombs located to the west of the emperor's mausoleum. Excavations started in 2013. To date, archaeologists have excavated tomb passages, a burial room and three chariot burial pits.

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