2000-year-old tomb complex being excavated in Xinjiang

Archaeologists excavate an ancient tomb at the site of a tomb complex at Mount Pingding, Zhaobishan township, Kazak autonomous county of Mori, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Aug 2, 2015. [Photo/CFP]

Chinese archaeologists have discovered a huge 2,000-year-old tomb complex in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The 100-plus tombs of various designs are scattered across 6 hectares of land 2 kilometers southeast of Pingdingshan village, Kazak autonomous county of Mori, said researchers with the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. These ancient tombs from the Qing and Han dynasties form five round stone and soil burial mounds in total.