China unveils highest-level Chu state tomb excavated to date

The Wuwangdun ancient tomb discovered in Huainan City in east China's Anhui Province is confirmed to be the largest and highest-level ancient tomb of Chu state that has been excavated to date, the National Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday.

The administration made the announcement at a press conference in Huainan, adding that the tomb is also the most structurally complex of its kind.

Chu was a state that existed in ancient China more than 2,200 years ago.