It is understood that the third phase expansion project of Xi Xianyang International Airport is the largest civil aviation project in northwest China, which is of great significance to the construction of Xi International Aviation Hub in Shaanxi Province. Within the scope of the construction project, more than 4,600 ancient cultural relics were discovered through exploration, including more than 3,500 ancient tombs of various periods.
During the Spring Festival holiday from February 4th to17th, the Archaeological Research Base of Airport New Town mobilized more than 60 employees, and seven labor service companies cooperated with more than 900 workers to carry out archaeological excavations in key construction areas such as the north-south flight area and the terminal area of the third phase expansion project of the airport.
In fact, Shaanxi, as a province with rich cultural relics, is a construction site? Change? The archaeological site is no accident. In 20 10, Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology carried out archaeological excavations in the construction area in order to cooperate with the second phase expansion project of Xi Xianyang Airport. More than 60 tombs were excavated and more than 300 cultural relics were unearthed. 20 1 1, during the construction of Xi subway line 2 in Dongsanyaobao village, 6 ancient tombs were found and more than 40 cultural relics were unearthed.
According to statistics, in 2020, Shaanxi Province * * * carried out various archaeological projects 179, completed archaeological investigation of about 609 square kilometers, archaeological exploration of about 1 1.8 million square meters, excavated 3956 ancient tombs and ancient sites 105800 square meters.
The climate in ancient Chang 'an was better and wetter than it is now. Rice can also be planted in the south of Huaihe River in southern Shaanxi, but we can't count on the food of the ancients. The emperors of the Han Dynasty may not have eaten better than people today. Moreover, at that time, the land area was not very large, and it took a long time for Jiangnan to really begin to develop and gradually become rich. The economic center gradually moved to the south, and it didn't develop until the south of the Tang Dynasty, and it didn't become an economic center until after the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Tang Dynasty was also the last dynasty to establish Chang 'an as its capital, and then Chang 'an was completely destroyed in the melee of the Five Dynasties and Ten Countries. No dynasty established Chang 'an as its capital.