Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2021 shows an unearthed ancient winery site in Taocheng District of Hengshui, north Chinas Hebei Province. <\/p>\n
A large scale winery site dating back to the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) has been unearthed in north Chinas Hebei Province. (Xinhua)SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) A large scale winery site dating back to the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) has been unearthed in north Chinas Hebei Province.<\/p>\n
The Hebei provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology said Tuesday tanks for making wine were found in a construction site in Taocheng District, Hengshui City earlier in March. The institute launched an archaeological investigation and excavation between August and November.<\/p>\n
Covering an area of about 3,000 square meters, pits, drying fields, underground distillation stoves and a large number of relics including ceramic pieces, metals, glass and shells were unearthed at the site, according to Hu Qiang, who leads the archaeological team.<\/p>\n
Archaeologists said the winery site dates back to the late Ming and early Qing dynasties to the 1950s. It is the only winery site dating after the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) to be excavated in north China.<\/p>\n
The layout, structure and scale of the site are rare in China, giving it high historical and cultural research value, according to the archaeologists.<\/p>\n
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