陝西西安發現戰國時期秦國的'皇家浴室'

Three royAl baths have been unearthed among the ruins of an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archaeologists said.

據考古學家透露，在陝西省西安市的一座古城遺址中發現了三間皇家浴室。

They were found in August during excavations of Yueyang, the capital of the state of Qin during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), which now forms part of the northern city's Yanliang district.

這三間浴室於八月份在挖掘櫟陽遺址時出土，櫟陽在戰國時期（公元前475--公元前221年）曾經是秦國的都城，現在是北方城市燕樑區的一部分。

The baths are thought to have been for the exclusive use of the Qin king and his consort, with adjoining areas reserved for the royal harem.

這些浴室被認爲是專爲秦王和他的妃子使用的，其毗連區域就是皇室的後宮。

All three are rectangular in shape, although with excavation ongoing the exact dimensions have yet to be revealed.

儘管目前挖掘過程仍在進行，具體的尺寸還有待明確，但是可以鑑定三間浴室的形狀都是矩形的。

Clay bricks engraved with patterns line their walls and floors. A well-preserved drain system has been found under one.

浴室的牆壁和地板都貼有帶着圖案的粘土磚。同時其中一間浴室還自帶排水系統，且保存完好。

'This is the first royal bath of the Qin state we've found with such complete drainage,' said Liu Rui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Archeology.

中國科學院考古研究所的研究員劉瑞表示：“這是我們首次發現帶有如此完整排水系統的秦國浴室。”

A team of 12 diggers from both the CAS institute and the Xi'an Institute of Cultural Relics Protection has been investigating Yueyang since 2013.

自2013年以來，中國科學院和西安文物保護研究所的12名挖掘者便一直在挖掘櫟陽遺址。

It has unearthed three palaces, covering an area of 4.6 square kilometers, and identified the complex surrounding the baths as the group's core.

現在該地區已經發現了三座宮殿，佔地面積爲4.6平方公里，而這些浴室恰巧處於該複雜建築羣落的中心。