1,000-yr-old tomb discovered in north China

TAIYUAN, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have discovered a tomb dating back nearly 1,000 years in the city of Jinzhong, north China's Shanxi Province, according to local authorities.

The octagon-shaped tomb was 3.5 meters high with colorful paintings inside the walls.

The archaeologists found a 206-centimeter-long and 105-centimeter-high wooden coffin in the tomb, which was believed to be built in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) based on the structure of the coffin and the shape of the tomb.

It is rare to discover such a well-conserved wooden coffin, which is valuable for further research, according to the city's department of archaeology.