The painstaking work to restore ornate treasures amassed by Chinese emperors in centuries past has accelerated in the past decade amid President Xi Jinping's push to preserve China's heritage and ...
What is known is that after 1200CE, Old Town became a significant hub for travel and trade, remaining occupied until the 1980s when the last inhabitants relocated to a newly built city nearby.
Dragons were a symbol of luck and protection from natural disasters during the Tang Dynasty, archaeologists said.