Royal Han Dynasty tombs were typically filled with provisions for the afterlife, such as jewellery, furniture, weapons and sometimes even cooks and servants who were sacrificed to serve their master for eternity. A painting of a Royal entourage from the first emperor of the Han Dynasty is shown above

The 'new' tomb was found beneath the construction site of Beijing's second administrative centre in suburban Tongzhou. Beijing is building a subsidiary centre in the suburb in a bid to cure ‘urban ills’ including overpopulation, traffic congestion and smog

A handful of Han burials, such as those of the Kings of Chu, yielded gold and jades, including an incredible jade suits (an example dating from between 206 BC and 9 AD is shown above) and stone-inlaid coffins