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The Forgotten Dynasty

 The new steps to the old tomb of an ancient king     June 9th, 1983: on Xianggan Mountain in Guangdong Province, a government dormitory is undergoing repairs.  Suddenly, a shovel hits something hard enough to raise sparks. The workers assu... ...full story at China Expat

from China Expat on Tue, Aug 04 2009

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01 Apr 08 visit The world-famous bronze sword--41  »  YouTube videoonce owned by Gou Jian.the King of yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China,was excavated and unearthed in December of 1965 from No.1 Tomb for the aristocrats of Chu State which was located in Wangshan Mountain,Jiangling,Jingzhou City,...
08 Jan 09 visit Economy forces thousands out of Guangdong  »  Shanghai Daily AN estimated 600,000 migrant workers left south China's Guangdong Province due to unemployment in 2008 after the worldwide financial crisis hit the region, a government official said yesterday. Guangdong Province...
08 Jan 09 visit Financial crisis drives away 600,000 migrant workers from S China economic engine  »  People's Daily An estimated 600,000 migrant workers have left China's southern Guangdong Province due to unemployment in 2008 after the worldwide financial crisis hit the region, a government official said Thursday. Guangdong Province Vice Governor Huang Yunlong...
16 Jun 09 visit Thunderstorm hits S China's Guangdong Province  »  People's Daily &$ &$Passengers go off a bus in the rain in Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2009. Guangzhou witnessed a thunderstorm Tuesday. Local authority released a yellow alert of rainstorms in the afternoon. (Xinhua/Chen...
21 Oct 09 visit Ancient tomb excavated in central China's Hubei  »  People's Daily &$ &$Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2009 shows articles excavated in an ancient tomb in Xiangfan, central China's Hubei Province. The tomb dated back to 650 B.C., the early Spring and Autumn Period (770 B.C.-476 B.C.), was discovered at Shengang Hi-tech...
29 Mar 09 visit Spring has sprung  »  People's Daily A Ming dynasty emperor once chose Beijing's picturesque Silver Mountain area as the location for his tomb, much to the ire of the locals. In an effort to prevent the tomb from being built, the residents renamed their villages with dark and scary names,...

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