A fabled 'Elixir of immortality' mentioned throughout ancient Chinese texts has been discovered in a bronze pot hidden inside in a 2,000-year-old burial tomb, experts say. China's rich and powerful searched for a magical potion over thousands of years that would bring them external life. The container was unearthed in the tomb of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-8 AD) noble family and contains six pints (3.5 litres) of the concoction. 'The liquid is of significant value for the study of ancient Chinese thoughts on achieving immortality and the evolution of Chinese civilization'. A large number of colour-painted clay pots, jadeware and bronze artefacts were also unearthed from the tomb, which covers 2260 square fee (210 sq m).

Source: Daily Mail March 04, 2019 17:48 UTC