Introducing Jí’ān
Across the Yalu River from North Korea, the small city of Jí’ān was once part of the Koguryo; Gāogōulì) kingdom, a Korean dynasty that ruled areas of northern China and the Korean peninsula from 37 BC to AD 668. In 2004, Unesco designated the region a World Heritage Site for its extensive Koguryo pyramids, ruins and tombs. Archaeologists have unearthed remains of three cities plus some 40 tombs around Jí’ān and the town of Huánrén (in Liáoníng province); see below). Many tombs are cairns – essentially heaps of stones piled above burial sites, while others are stone pyramids.
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Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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