Culture&Life | Exploring Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in China's Liaoning-Xinhua
Culture&Life | Exploring Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in China's Liaoning
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-08-04 22:46:16
This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows the "jade pig-dragon," a specific type of jade artifact originating from the Hongshan culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 years, at the Niuheliang site museum within the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
CHAOYANG, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park was built on the Niuheliang site, a large-scale prehistoric ritual and burial complex featuring the temple of the goddess, altars and stone tombs. Dating back more than 5,000 years, the site unearthed stone tools, pottery and jade artifacts with dragon, phoenix and human motifs, reflecting the rituals and beliefs of the Hongshan culture.
This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows an altar (C) at an exhibition hall within the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)People visit the Niuheliang site museum at the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)A man visits the Niuheliang site museum within the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li He)This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows an interior view of the Niuheliang site museum at the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Li Gang)People visit an exhibition hall within the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li He)A visitor takes photos of a jade artifact at the Niuheliang site museum within the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows an interior view of the Niuheliang site museum at the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)People visit an exhibition center for Hongshan Culture at the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Li He)An undated file photo shows a jade artifact unearthed from the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Photo by Pang Lei/Xinhua)A staff member shows Hongshan culture-themed stamps at the Niuheliang site museum within the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Jingwen)People visit the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)An undated file photo shows jade artifacts unearthed from the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Photo by Pang Lei/Xinhua)An undated file photo shows a jade artifact unearthed from the Niuheliang national archaeological relic site park in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Photo by Pang Lei/Xinhua)■
