The following are some Chinese cultural and archaeological news items in brief.

Ruins of ancient city found in East China

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient city, which might be the capital city of the Wu Kingdom from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 B.C.), in east China's Jiangsu Province.

The city, located in a basin in southwestern Suzhou of Jiangsu, ran more than 6.7 km from south to north, judging from the ruins of the city walls.

It is the largest city ruins found from the Eastern Zhou period in southern China, said Professor Li Boqian from Peking University.

Ancient Chinaware production line resumes operation

The operation of the country's oldest chinaware production line has resumed in Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital in Jiangxi Province.

The line, which has helped craftsmen manually produce round-shaped chinaware such as bowls and plates since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was suspended in the 1990s because of the impact of mechanization.

The purpose of resuming its commercial operation was to garner the interest of the younger generations and protect the country's cultural heritage, said Zhou Ronglin, director of the Jingdezhen Municipal Ceramic Cultural Heritage Research and Protection Center.

China unveils 2009 top 10 archaeological finds

China has veiled its top 10 archaeological finds of 2009, voted by experts.

Organized by the State Cultural Relic Bureau, more than 100 experts from 63 archaeological institutions participated in the vote in Suzhou City in east China's Jiangsu Province Friday.

The tomb of Chinese legendary general Cao Cao (155-220 A.D.) in An'yang of Henan Province and the ruins of a Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.) city in Chenzhuang Village of Shandong Province were among the top finds.