Megalithic Portal: Latest from China

Inner Mongolia Museum

CoppellaiaMatta — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:06:06 GMT

Museum in China

Eastern Qing Tombs

Anne T — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:20:49 GMT

]]>An Imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing dynasty covering 80 square kilometres in Hebei province. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 and described as "a masterpiece of human creative genius." The largest, most complete, and best preserved mausoleum complex in China, it served as the final resting place for Qing royalty from 1666 to 1911.

Great Wall of Qi

TheDruid-3X3 — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:10:36 GMT

]]>The oldest existing Great Wall in China, started in 685 BCE (during the Spring and Autumn Period) by the state of Qi, to defend against an invasion by the Kingdom of Chu. China isy stepping up work to preserve this oldest section after months of investigation to determine its full length and location. The wall stretches from the areas under the administration of the present-day city of Jinan to the present-day city of Qingdao across the present-day cities of Tai'an, Zibo, Laiwu, Weifang, Linyi, and Rizhao.

Great Wall of Qin

TheDruid-3X3 — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:10:14 GMT

]]>Earliest section of the Great Wall of China

Great Wall Of Yan

TheDruid-3X3 — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:54:19 GMT

]]>The State of Yan, the easternmost of the three northern states, began to erect walls after the general Qin Kai drove the Donghu people back "a thousand li" during the reign of Jiping, King Zhao of Yan (312–279 BC) (燕昭王; r. 311–279 BC). The Yan wall stretched from the Liaodong peninsula, through Chifeng, and into northern Hebei, possibly bringing its western terminus near the Zhao walls.

Leshan Giant Buddha

XIII — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:01:39 GMT

]]>This giant Buddha statue in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s, more details in the comments on our page. The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It was carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. It is the largest stone Buddha in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world.

Cape Collinson Rock Carving

ScottHK — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:53:38 GMT

]]>The rock carving at Cape Collinson in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island was discovered in October 2018. It is located on a cliff, about 11m above sea level. A combination of geometric and sinuous designs were carved on a fairly flat weathered surface of a natural outcrop measuring about 160cm in height and 260cm in width. The designs include elements closely resembling those on Bronze Age stamped geometric pottery and the other eight rock carvings in Hong Kong.

Palcho Monastery

DrewParsons — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:19:54 GMT

]]>Ancient Temple in Tibet

Jokhang

DrewParsons — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:40:42 GMT

]]>Ancient Temple in Tibet

Chengdu Museum New Hall

DrewParsons — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:16:27 GMT

]]>Chengdu Museum New Hall is a magnificent history museum on the main square in central Chengdu, China. Displays cover the full range of local history items dated from 4500 BC through to modern era displays. The photo opposite is a bronze head from the Shang dynasty dated to the second millennium BC, photographed in December 2019

Potala Palace Museum

DrewParsons — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:20:58 GMT

]]>Museum in Lhasa, Tibet

Huiling Mausoleum

XIII — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:02:10 GMT

]]>West of Zhuge Liang Hall in the Zhuge Liang Memorial Temple (Wuhou Temple) lies a quiet and secluded mausoleum, the tomb of Liu Bei, the first ruler of the State of Shu, now in modern day China. It was in the past known as the Huiling Mausoleum. According to the History of the Three Kingdoms, in 223AD, Liu Bei died in Baidi Town. His remains were shipped to Chengdu in May and buried in Huiling with his wives, Gan and Wu.

Sengileevskoe-2

Andy B — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:15:08 GMT

Gold vessels discovered in 2013 in a Scythian grave mound, or kurgan known as Sengileevskoe-2 have been analysed and found to contain traces of opium and marijuana.

Jiayi Cemetery

Andy B — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:18:53 GMT

]]>Jiayi cemetery in Turpan, is associated with the Subeixi culture (also known as the Gushi Kingdom) that occupied the area between roughly 3,000 to 2,000 years ago. At the time, Turpan's desert oasis was an important stop on the Silk Road.

Jirzankal cemetery

Andy B — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:00:18 GMT

]]>Jirzankal cemetery is located on the western bank of the Tashkurgan River, eastern Pamir Plateau, China. Thirty-nine graves were excavated in 2013–2014, a typical grave being a shaft chamber covered by encircling stones. The chambers with primary and secondary burials were dug into bedrock or fluvial gravel layer.