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Archaeologists carry out survey for Hongshan culture in Liaoning, NE China

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 2 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

Archaeologists carry out survey for Hongshan culture in Liaoning, NE China

Researchers conduct an archaeological survey in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.

Archaeologists carried out a survey for Hongshan culture on Tuesday in Shuangta District.

Hongshan culture is an important prehistoric archaeological culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 years. Its distribution covers three regions located in the west of Liaoning Province, the north of Hebei Province and the east of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Among these, Liaoning is the core area in terms of Hongshan culture distribution and the focal region for studying this culture. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Researchers conduct an archaeological survey in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Gang)

A researcher cleans pottery shards in Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Gang)

An aerial drone photo shows an archaeological survey site for Hongshan culture in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Gang)

A researcher conducts an archaeological survey in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

A researcher shows pottery shards in Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Gang)

A researcher shows pottery shards in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

A drone photo shows a researcher conducting an archaeological survey in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Gang)

Researchers pack pottery shards in Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, March 11, 2025.(Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250311/7290b968ed404895a7e833177e318907/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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