China: New museum at Taosi site displays 230 relics

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In China, a museum was inaugurated at the Taosi site, with a variety of exhibitions showing the lifestyles and culture of the ancient inhabitants of this territory.

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00:00In China, a museum was inaugurated at the Taoisi site with a variety of exhibitions

00:06showing the lifestyles and culture of the ancient inhabitants of this territory.

00:11The site, located in Shaanxi province, is approximately 4,300 years old and it is believed

00:17to be where the ruins of the capital city during the period of Zhao and Xun, two sage

00:23emperors of that time.

00:25At this site, the new museum displays 230 cultural relics found after excavations since

00:311978, including ceramic, bronze and wooden objects, as well as jade ceremonial artefacts

00:37and other types of tools.

00:39Also on display, there are 29 musical instruments unearthed from this site, such as drums, stone

00:46chimps and ceramic bells, many of which were funerary items reserved for the nobility.

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