Three archaeological projects in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region were included on the list of China's top 100 new archaeological discoveries in the new era.

The news was jointly announced by the Chinese Institute of Archaeology and China Cultural Relics Newspaper.

The Inner Mongolia archaeological discoveries that made the list are the Yihe Naoer Tombs, the Xishanpo Buddhist Temple and the tomb of the royal concubine of the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) in Duolun.

The Yihe Naoer Tombs are located in the Zhengxiangbai Banner of Xiliin Gol League. From 2010 to 2014, six tombs were excavated, including five tombs from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and one tomb from the Liao Dynasty.

A large number of cultural relics have been unearthed from the tombs and the tombs have provided extremely valuable artifacts for the study of the Grassland Silk Road, frontier history and ethnic relations in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The Xishanpo Buddhist Temple is located in Lindong town in Baarin Left Banner, and in 2012 Inner Mongolia's archaeology department began carrying out research on the temple, leading to the discovery of valuable resources for the study of the archaeology, history, Buddhism and architecture of the Liao Dynasty.

In 2015, the Inner Mongolia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology conducted a rescue excavation of the Liao Dynasty tombs in Duolun county, Xiliin Gol League. Porcelain and five glass wares were unearthed from the tombs, providing rare physical evidence for research into the Grassland Silk Road.