China Focus: Long-awaited discovery of ancient walls offers insights into China's earliest dynasty

ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have reported a significant breakthrough in their research on the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), China's earliest known dynasty. They discovered rammed earth structures highly suspected to be the city walls of a Xia Dynasty capital.

The findings were presented on Thursday during a briefing by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, which also highlighte