Chinese archaeologists say they have confirmed the ancient capital of legendary emperor Yao Tangdi, who lived 4,200 years ago and who is said to have brought peace and “illumined the people.” Yao has been considered mythical by some, but the Chinese government says this perfect ruler was real, not mythical. The archaeological site of Taosi in Shanxi, China, has now been identified as the ancient capital, known as Pingyang.
“The archaeological circle has reached a consensus that Taosi is the capital of the period of Yao,” said Wang Wei, chief of archaeology with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Excavations began there in 1978.
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