Landmark discoveries

Chinese archaeology still relies on the dedication of its practitioners despite the advances made over the past decades, Wang Kaihao reports.

In 1957, 20-year-old Li Boqian, a sophomore undergraduate at the school of history at Peking University, had to choose a specific direction for his studies. Hearing that archaeologists have the chance to travel a lot, Li thought it would be fun to pick that subject.

Yet, he did not expect to be glued to it for a lifetime.