China's top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2024 was released on April 24. Wuwangdun Tomb in Huainan city, Anhui province, was included on the list.

The Wuwangdun tomb in Huainan, Anhui has been recognized as the largest and highest-grade tomb with the most complex structure from the ancient Chu state that has been so far excavated. It has yielded over 10 thousand cultural relics, including bronze ritual vessels, musical instruments, lacquered wooden objects, and figurines, providing systematic archaeological data for the study of the high-level tomb system of the Chu state in the late Warring States period and the historical and cultural developments after the Chu's eastward migration.

In addition to the Wuwangdun No. 1 Tomb in Anhui, other discoveries on the list are the Mengxihe Paleolithic site in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the Xiatang Neolithic site in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the Siwa site in the northwestern province of Gansu, the Mapu Tsho relics site in Xizang Autonomous Region, the Panlongcheng ruins in the central province of Hubei, the Zhouyuan site in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, the Liulihe relics site in capital Beijing, the Hebosuo site in the southwestern province of Yunnan and the Mo'er Temple ruins in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The photo shows relics of Mengxihe Paleolithic site in Ziyang, Sichuan Province.

The photo shows the archaeological site of Xiatang Neolithic site in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province.

The photo shows cultural relics in Siwa site in Lintao County, Gansu Province.

The photo shows cultural relics of Mabu Tsho relics site in Khangmar County, Xizang Autonomous Region.

The photo shows relics of Panlongcheng ruins in Huangpi District, Wuhan, Hubei Province.  

The photo shows relics of Zhouyuan site in Baoji, Shaanxi Province.

The photo shows relics in Liulihe relics site in Fangshan District, Beijing.

The photo shows the archaeological site of Wuwangdun No. 1 tomb in Huainan, Anhui Province.

The photo shows cultural relics of Hebosuo site in Jinning, Yunnan Province.

The photo shows the archaeological site of Mo'er Temple ruins in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

(Source: WeChat Official Account of National Cultural Heritage Administration, Anhui Daily)