Excavations at the Xinmiaozhuang Old Stone Age site in Yangyuan county, Hebei Province, uncovered a heat-treated stone "furnace," revealing cultural layers dating to 120,000–13,000 years ago and enriching North China's early human activity record. (Photo: CCTV)

Finely carved pottery figurines with human faces were discovered in a new multi-room structure at Peiligang Stone Age site in Xinzheng, Henan Province (ca. 8,000–7,500 years ago), likely linked to early spiritual practices. (Photo: CCTV)

Excavators recovered a jade pig-dragon in the Mound No. 1 at the Zhengjiagou site in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province (ca. 5,300–4,800 years ago), offering new clues to the spread of Hongshan culture and its rituals. (Photo: CCTV)

Excavations at the Husta Bronze Age site in Wenquan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (ca. 1600 BC), confirmed the presence of two Sui-Tang tombs, deepening understanding of the continuous cultural layers at this key locality. (Photo: CCTV)

Ongoing excavations at the Langyatai site in Qingdao, Shandong Province, have mapped a Qin-Han mountaintop building complex, corroborating historical records of Emperor Qinshihuang's eastern tours and early state engineering. (Photo: CCTV)

A Tang Dynasty tomb at Badamudong cemetery in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, yielded a painted coffin base with winged-beast motifs, alongside wooden couches and screens, vividly reflecting Tang-era multicultural life. (Photo: CCTV)