Tomb of Qin Kingdom in Shaanxi shows China-West cultural exchanges (1/6)

This file photo shows a gold accessory excavated from a tomb of the Qin Kingdom (770 B.C.-207 B.C.) at Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo provided by Xianyang Archaeological Institute)

The newly-discovered gold accessories are of typical grassland cultural features in northern China, reflecting high processing technology imported from the West. They are of high importance to research on the cultural exchanges between China and the West.

This file photo shows a gold accessory excavated from a tomb of the Qin Kingdom (770 B.C.-207 B.C.) at Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo provided by Xianyang Archaeological Institute)

File photo shows a bronze toad excavated from a tomb of the Qin Kingdom (770 B.C.-207 B.C.) at Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo provided by Xianyang Archaeological Institute)

File photo shows niche site excavated from a tomb of the Qin Kingdom (770 B.C.-207 B.C.) at Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo provided by Xianyang Archaeological Institute)

File photo shows a strand of shell decoration excavated from a tomb of the Qin Kingdom (770 B.C.-207 B.C.) at Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo provided by Xianyang Archaeological Institute)

File photo shows a tomb Qin Kingdom (770 B.C.-207 B.C.) at Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo provided by Xianyang Archaeological Institute)