China's top 10 list of archaeological discoveries of 2025 — one of the highest honors for the country's archaeological projects — was released on Wednesday. Selected by top-tier scholars across the country, the list showcases outstanding examples of archaeological projects from last year.
The Langyatai Site in Qingdao West Coast New Area has been named one of China's top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2025.
Archaeological excavations have provided concrete evidence for the historical accounts of Emperor Qinshihuang's eastern tour and the construction of the Langyatai complex. Langyatai is the earliest and largest imperial engineering project of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) discovered to date in eastern China, serving as a political landmark for the Qin and Han (206 BC-AD 220) dynasties to assert their rule.
A bird's eye view of the Langyatai site in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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