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Millennium-old tomb restored in China's Shanxi

Updated: Dec 28, 2021 Xinhua Print

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Undated file photo provided by Taiyuan Institute of Cultural Relics Protection shows a part of restored murals of an ancient tomb dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province. The tomb was discovered in an elementary school in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi, in 2019 and later moved to the museum for protection and restoration.Defects in the murals such as fissures, hollows and blemishes have been fixed, and the tomb will open to the public in the future, said the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum. Interestingly, various figures in the mural paintings appear to be making "V" signs with their middle and index fingers. [Photo/ Xinhua]

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