STORY: Joint China-Central Asia archaeological work on ancient Silk Road yields results SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024DATELINE: May 26, 2024LENGTH: 0:00:45LOCATION: XI'AN, ChinaCATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:1. various of archaeological excavation sites2. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): TANG YUNPENG, Lecturer from Northwest University, ChinaSTORYLINE:Since 2009, the Central Asia archaeological team from Northwest University in China has cooperated with Central Asian countries to carry out archaeological excavations for more than 70 times. During the excavations, important ruins such as the Sazagan Ruins and the Rabat Ruins were excavated, and important cultural relics of ancient people such as those in Yuezhi and Kangju were identified.The excavation findings have provided empirical evidence and scientific basis for elucidating the history of the ancient Silk Road, and important efforts have been made to restore the historical sites along the ancient Silk Road.SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): TANG YUNPENG, Lecturer from Northwest University, China"By 2023, our archaeological work has covered five Central Asian countries. We have established close cooperation with local archaeological institutions and carried out substantial archaeological work. Through our cooperation, we Chinese researchers have obtained comparative materials to understand the different development paths of Eastern and Western cultures in the same period. For the researchers from the Central Asian countries, the new archaeological findings have enabled them to know better about their own cultures."Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xi'an, China.(XHTV)