Top 10 archaeological discoveries in China, 2017 (in chronological order)
1. Tongtiandong relics in Jeminay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region－Paleolithic, up to 45,000 years ago
2. Jiaojia relics in Jinan, Shandong province－Dawenkou culture, about 5,000 years ago
3. Yangguanzhai relics in Xi'an, Shaanxi province－Yangshao culture, about 5,000 years ago
4. Yaoheyuan relics in Pengyang, Ningxia Hui autonomous region－Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC)
5. Xinzheng ancient city relics of Han and Zheng states in Xinzheng, Henan province－Late Western Zhou Dynasty to Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
6. Yueyang city relics in Xi'an, Shaanxi province－Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
7. Eastern Han Dynasty emperors' tombs in Luoyang, Henan province－Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
8. Grand Shangqing Taoist Palace relics in Yingtan, Jiangxi province－Song (960-1279) to Ming (1368-1644) dynasties
9. Shrine relics on Changbai Mountain in Antu, Jilin province－Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
10. Battlefield relics in Meishan, Sichuan province－Late Ming Dynasty
