In many cases, the paint has not survived the centuries after the warriors     1    (burn) by fires or soaked in floods, but a few of the warriors have been unearthed     2     their original colouring still largely undamaged. A 2019 study found that the colors were mixed with various protein-based binders, such as egg, animal glues and milk, before     3     (paint) onto the soldiers to help secure the paint.

The main tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, the discovery of which was one of the most     1     (significance) archaeological activities in the country in recent years, opened to the public on Friday in east China’s Jiangxi Province.

The Western Han Dynasty tomb,     2     (locate) in the provincial capital Nanchang, is one of the few imperial tombs not to be destroyed. The main tomb is around 8 meters deep, 17 meters long and 16 meters wide, and linked by a long path.     3     (protect) the site, visitors will observe it from above via a newly-built passage way. Visitors can have a look at the design of the tomb and also see     4     (imitate) of some unearthed items,     5     (include) Liu’s coffin and a dressing mirror painted with the portrait of Confucius.

In addition, naked-eye 3D technology is applied to     6     (vivid) demonstrate different sections of the tomb as well as its collection of relics.

The tomb began excavation in 2011, during     7     more than 10,000 cultural relics were unearthed. Among the unearthed     8     (be) nearly 480 gold ware items and processed rehmannia (地黄) root confirmed as the earliest sample of processed herbal medicine found in China.

The marquis Liu was the grandson of Emperor Wu, whose reign ushered in one of     9     most prosperous periods in China’s history.

Liu was given the title “Haihunhou”, after he was deposed as emperor following only 27 days in this role. He was deposed by the royal family because they believed he lacked talent and     10     (moral). Haihun is the ancient name of a small kingdom in northern Jiangxi.

Oracle bones (甲骨) were believed to be first unearthed in Anyang, once called Yin, the capital of the Shang Dynasty. Villagers then had little idea of what they had found and sold the bones to drugstores as     1    (tradition) Chinese medicines. The medicines gained the notice of historians. The discovery     2    (follow) by a series of archaeological excavations (挖掘).

Over the past 120 years, major systematic excavations have been carried     3    . A relic site museum has been built at the Yinxu site,     4    (recognize) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discovering the oracle bones and inscriptions helped explore the cultures of Xia and Shang dynasties,     5     trace the origins of the Chinese civilization.

The content of the inscriptions emphasizes the respect for ancestors and other core Chinese values     6     have been passed on until today. It     7    (appeal) to not only scholars but also those outside the circles of archaeology. Chen Nan, a professor at Tsinghua University’s Academy of Arts and Design, has energized the life of these ancient symbols by     8    (feature) them in the biaoqingbao (emoticons) he developed.

“They represent the     9    (clue) to our cultural lineage (传承), ” Chen says. “I feel     10     our responsibility to communicate about the charm of the primitive inscription with the younger generations and foreigners.”