Culture&Life | Gate ruins of ancient capital unearthed in central China's Henan-Xinhua
Culture&Life | Gate ruins of ancient capital unearthed in central China's Henan
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-07-13 00:15:31
This photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows the ruins of an ancient building near the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Yuan Yueming)
KAIFENG, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of an inner city gate of the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126) in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. This discovery marks the largest and highest-scale city gate ruins from the Northern Song period found so far.
Jinglong Gate, the only inner city gate of the ancient capital discovered to date, is about 60 meters wide with the gateway extending 19.3 meters.
This photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows a view of the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Yuan Yueming)An archaeologist works at the excavation site of the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Yuan Yueming)This undated file photo shows a view of the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Kaifeng Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute/Handout via Xinhua)An archaeologist works at the excavation site of the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Yuan Yueming)This undated file photo shows a schematic map of the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Kaifeng Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute/Handout via Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows the excavation site of the ruins of Jinglong Gate from the Northern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Yuan Yueming)
