Tomb of king in jade unearthed

BEIJING Archaeologists have unearthed a Chinese king wearing jade garments sewn with gold thread from a 2,1 70 year old royal…

BEIJING Archaeologists have unearthed a Chinese king wearing jade garments sewn with gold thread from a 2,1 70 year old royal tomb chiselled deep into a rocky mountain in China's eastern province of Jiangsu.

The clothes were worn by Prince Liu Wu, the third king of the state of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC AD 24) when he was buried in the tomb.

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