Ancient Chinese statues found
NZPA-Reuter Peking Chinese archaeologists have discovered more than 1000 bronze statues, dating back 3000 years, in the southwest province of Sichuan, the official New China News Agency said. The find includes a 1.7 metre bronze statue from the Shang or Zhou dynasties (1600 to 221 8.C.) which is believed to be the biggest yet discovered from that period in China, the agency said. Other bronze artefacts uncovered include a 1.4
metre tree, miniature statues and life-size representations of human and animal faces, the agency quoted Shen Zhongchang of the Archaeological Society of China as saying. Excavations in July and August at two sites nearby unearthed gold artefacts, he said. “As the sorting out process has only just begun, it will take some time to count all the artefacts, identify, list and weigh them,” Shen said.
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