Ancient sites get a new life

An ongoing excavation of what could be the tomb of an empress in ancient China shows how such finds could be treated in the future. Wang Kaihao reports from Luoyang, in Henan province.

At the foot of Wan'an Hill, there is a large ancient tomb with heavy security and a huge protective shield temporarily built over it. The site is in Luoyang, a city in Henan province, which was the capital of 13 empires or kingdoms over two millennia of Chinese history.

It is thus commonplace for locals to see excavations for cultural relics going on at construction sites.