via Xinhua, 29 September 2022: The Chinese Cultural Heritahe Administration announced the discovery of a Dian Kingdom site in Yunnan province.
Archaeologists have discovered a ruin site of the ancient Dian Kingdom in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, and unearthed building ruins and items proving the practical administration of the region by the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.).
The Hebosuo relics site, believed to be the living quarters of the ancient Dian Kingdom, is where building ruins, graves, and over 2,000 other cultural relic items, such as sealing clays, bamboo and wooden slips, and jade ware, were unearthed.
According to Liu Zhengxiong, director of the Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the most important discoveries are the sealing clays, bamboo and wooden slips, which preserve the identity of local officials and scripts at that time.
Source: Ancient ruin site confirms Western Han Dynasty rule in China’s Yunnan-Xinhua
