Archaeological site uncovered in district

A 500,000 square meter Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) archaeological site has been uncovered in Tongzhou, Beijing's new subcenter.

Yu Ping, spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, said the discovery had revealed much about the area's history over the past 2,000 years. "Our findings have proved that Tongzhou already had a large population during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)," Yu said.

"And during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), there was a prosperous society here with a good natural environment."