The tomb, 300 metres from the tomb of a concubine, is in Duolun county, according to officials at the regional institute of archeology.
"They are in the same valley. Its owner may be a key member of the concubine's family," Gai Zhiyong, deputy head of the institute, was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency.
Currently, archaeologists are removing the tomb door, which is made from crystal-like bricks and its passage features black bricks.
Similar decorations have only been found in two Liao Dynasty tombs and both were high-ranking nobles.
The Liao Dynasty was founded by the Khitan tribes and ruled the northern part of China.
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