The frescoes were discovered in a tomb located in the downtown area of Anyang City, central China's Henan Province, earlier this year.

The complete and clear paintings cover more than 20 square meters. They visualized the life of the occupant before his death.

Archaeologists highly value a portrait of a noble woman who had a willow leaf-shaped ornament on the face.

Underground frescoes belonging to Tang Dynasty were rarely seen in Henan Province. Archaeologists decided to peel off the frescoes for better protection since the original site is no longer safe for the ancient frescoes.

It took them some four months to strip the three to four mm thick fresco from the walls without damaging them.

(Xinhua)