People clean the sludge at the excavation site in Chuzhou, Anhui province, Sept 1, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

Ancient tombs and folk kilns have been discovered in Nanqiao district, Chuzhou city, Anhui province. More than 50 pieces of funerary objects from the Eastern Han (AD 25-220) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties were unearthed. Among them was a tile carved epitaph from the Qing Dynasty, which is regarded as a fairly precious treasure of its kind first found in eastern Anhui province.