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HOHHOT Samaje Perine Womens Jersey , May 19 (Xinhua) -- After two years of research, archaeologists Friday confirmed astronomical engravings had been found on a 2,000-year-old rock carving in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.


The five holes spanning a distance of 1 Fabian Moreau Womens Jersey ,000 meters were found in moorstone rocks in Yinshan Mountains in the regional capital Hohhot, said Wu Jiacai, archaeologist with Inner Mongolia Normal University.


Yinshan Mountains are famous for a large cluster of ancient rock paintings Ryan Anderson Womens Jersey , and the carvings were found when archaeologists surveyed the area in 2015.


The 2-to-7-cm-deep holes, with diameters between 6 and 10 cm, form a string similar to a pearl necklace.


""When realized the holes were manmade Preston Smith Womens Jersey , we began to investigate their meanings,"" Wu recalled.


Archeologists used micro-erosion, a dating analysis technique Brandon Scherff Womens Jersey , to confirm the holes were made during the late Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) and discovered they represented Venus, Jupiter, Mercury Montae Nicholson Womens Jersey , Mars and Saturn.


The formation of the five holes, for example, the curve formed and the distances between them Jonathan Allen Womens Jersey , resembled the estimated position of the five planets in 204 B.C., archaeologists deducted.


The rocks used were also different in color and texture. For example, ""Mars"" was carved on a red rock Troy Apke Womens Jersey , while ""Mercury"" was located near a creek.


""The carving was in fact an astronomical recording by our ancestors,"" said Wu.


Historical information suggests Modu, leader of the Xiongnu Geron Christian Womens Jersey , defeated his enemies in 204 B.C., and the planets were likely to have been carved that spring at the foot of the mountain where he prayed, according to Wu.


The Xiongnu were a nomadic tribe which occupied a vast territory located in and around today's Mongolia and north China.


They founded their first empire in the third Century B.C. and were eventually conquered during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.).


""The carving not only shows the positional information of the five planets but also reveals characteristics of each Derrius Guice Womens Jersey , which will help us study ancient astronomic understanding,"" said Wu.

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by Xinhua writer Huang Xin


BEIJING， March 29 (Xinhua) -- It was the must have item for venture capitalists -- a portfolio containing Chinese web startups. Now， the tides have turned and the next big thing appears to be the sharing economy.


Yet， as investors rush to secure a stake in this new investment opportunity du jour， questions remain about the maturity and sustainability of the sharing economy as a whole.


BOOMING BUSINESS


Sharing -- whether bicycles， automobiles， property or any other assets -- has become popular in many of China's urban areas， as people seek to make their lives easier and save resources.


A recent report showed that about 600 million Chinese people were involved in sharing of some kind in 2016， which means almost half the population of China is involved in some way.


The trading volume of the sharing economy more than doubled year on year to 3.45 trillion yuan (about 500 billion U.S. dollars) last year， according to a report released by the State Information Center.


The sharing economy will grow at an average annual rate of 40 percent over the next few years and will account for more than 10 percent of the country's GDP by 2020， the report predicted.


Attracted by the huge market potential， capital has been thrown at sectors such as bike-sharing. More than 12 billion yuan was spent on the two-wheeled craze in the past six months， Shanghai-based private-equity firm Yuan Pu Investment estimates.


As a result， the whole industrial chain has felt the benefits from best-known brands， medium-sized factories and small businesses.


Online consulting firm iResearch said that Mobike， a bike-sharing company， had 7.693 million weekly active users from February 20 to 26.


China's bike-sharers are now looking to expand overseas.


On March 21， Mobike launched in Singapore its first office outside China; on the same day， Ofo， another major Chinese player， also introduced geared bicycles to the streets of the city state.


PLIGHT AND PROSPECT


The benefits of sharing are obvious both economically and environmentally. The emerging business model， however， is not without controversy due to the questionable usage and disposal of shared assets as well as divergent experiences of market players.


For bike sellers， the prospects seem to be mixed. Sellers focusing on sports and racing bicycles are happy that bike-sharing is promoting healthier lifestyles， but thousands of other retailers are worried about how they will struggle in the fast-changing market.


Failure and a lack of regulations co-exist in China's booming bike-sharing market， said Gao Peng， a researcher with the Society of Public Finance.


"The sharing economy functions in a legislative and supervisory grey area，" said Chen Chi， CEO of a Beijing-based accommodation-sharing firm， much like AirBnB.


"If a person shares his or her house， which law regulates the transaction and which institution supervises? Currently， these questions are unanswered，" he said.


Tian Hongqi， vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering， said that as sharing businesses were new in China there were teething issues， concerning credit and information infrastructure.


One of the effective measures to tackle these problems， Tian suggested， would be a unified system where all credit information could be referenced and shared.


Another approach would be to establish a credit service and rating system for users， Tian added.


Following customer complaints， bicycle associations in China produced a draft guideline last Thursday to regulate the industry.


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