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Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries of 2002 |
 | | The remnants of an ancient county in Badong, central China's Hubei Province, prospered from the Shang Dynasty (c.1600 BC-1100 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), in which the most important period was from the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-589) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). |
 | | In the 20,000 square meter excavating field, the county’s walls, gates, roads and houses of the Northern and Southern Dynasties; county government, storehouses and slab stone roads of the Sui and Tang dynasties; the civilian house, government district, temple, street and perfect water-providing system were all well protected. |
 | | As the remains of the county in the Tang and Song dynasties, the relics in Badong were kept well and is the first one in the Three Gorges areas and also rare in the whole country. |
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