Archeologists discover 1000 cliff paintings in China

Q.  Archaeologists have discovered 1000 cliff paintings in which region of China?
- Published on 10 Aug 16

a. Inner Mongolia
b. Dunhuang
c. Xinjiang
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Inner Mongolia
 
Archeologists have discovered 1000 cliff paintings dating back to 1000 years in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region
  • Paintings are well preserved and feature hunting scenes and animals
  • Images have been engraved by the ancient tribal people known as the Tujue, and the Dangxiang, of which the modern day Qiang are descended from, about 1,000 to 1,500 years ago.
  • Over 10,000 ancient cliff paintings have been discovered in the Yinshan Mountains.

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