1987 cellar of Famensi Buddhist Temple, Tang Dynasty (618-907), Baoji, Shaanxi province
Discovery of a treasure trove of Buddhist relics in the largest cellar of a Buddhist temple ever found in China.
2002 Liye bamboo slips, Qin Dynasty, Xiangxi, Hunan province
The discovery of 36,000 wood and bamboo slips, on which more than 200,000 Chinese characters recorded the governing state secrets of Qin Shihuang (259 – 210 BC).
