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/begin my translation Locations marked with black/grey human symbols are where Daol Tribe live today. Yunnan on the lower left, Daol Autonomous District in Inner Mongolia on the upper right. Mystery of Khitans Solved After their country's demise a millennium ago, they 'vanished' from history Chinese scholars tracked down their descendants via DNA test Allied with Mongols, they were sent all over the world... widely spread out People such as Daol tribe in Yunnan province carry their blood line. 'People fierce as hawks' That was the assessment of Khitans who rose from N.E. China and went on to be a...

Silk painting, brassiere unearthed from ancient tombs in N. China www.chinaview.cn 2004-06-07 15:47:45 HOHHOT, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese archeologists have announced their recent discovery of a fragmented silk painting and a brassiere in tombs at least 1,000 years old. Fragments of a silk painting of steeds were unearthed from a Liao Dynasty (916 - 1125) tomb in a village in Xinhui town, Aohan Banner of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in north China. "Unlike frescos that are often found in Liao Dynasty tombs, this one is an independent painting scroll and must have been the tomb owner's favorite," said...