In north China's Shanxi Province, a northern dynasties tomb has recently been cleaned up and opened to the public.

"This wooden building fresco is the finest one that we've ever found in tombs of late Northern Dynasties. It precisely and clearly depicts the structure of the wooden building. Its skew arch has two folds, which we previously believed was first adopted in Tang Dynasty. But now this fresco means the Northern Dynasties had already mastered the skill. This is an important discovery for the history of ancient architecture." said Professor Yang Hong, Archaeology Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Science.

Unfortunately, this tomb has been robbed, with the wholesale removal of frescoes from the walls. Only few burial relics and human bones have been found, which makes it difficult to confirm the gender and age of the person who was buried here. But experts say the size of the tomb indicates it must have been someone in a high position.

Now the site is under tight protection. 3D technology has been adopted to collect information of the frescoes by scanning, and further research into the tomb is underway.

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