The Chongqing authorities have recently initiated a field archaeology training course in the city, featuring more than 10 staff working in related fields, with more than half of the participants being female.

Xiang Jinglu, a "post-90s "employee at the museum of Chongqing's Fuling district, says she feels refreshed every day. "I have never been in the field before. But now, I can be in charge of an excavation project under the guidance of teachers during this field training. I am so excited," she says.

"When I first started the job, there were fewer female archaeologists in our institute, but nowadays, there are new women joining every year. China has attached great importance to archaeological work, and it is foreseeable that more women who love archaeology, and love field work, will join us in the future," Yan says.