In　2006,　the　Majiayuan　Cemetery　of　the　Warring　States　period　(475　BCE　to　221　BCE)　was　discovered　in　Zhangjiachuan　county　of　Gansu　province,　northwest　China.　The　thousands　of　exquisite　gold/silver　artifacts,　bronze　wares,　potteries,　and　beads　unearthed,　and　have　attracted　great　interest　when　investigating　the　dynamics　of　exchange,　mobility,　and　transcultural　encounters　in　Eurasian　artifacts.　During　the　excavation,　plenty　of　blue　and　purple　faience　beads　were　found　arranged　around　the　tomb　owner　in　grave　M52.　Faience　beads　of　the　same　style　unearthed　from　other　graves　of　the　region　indicate　their　mature　production　at　the　time　of　burials.　By　adopting　scientific　methods　for　the　chemical　and　compositional　characterization　of　the　faience　beads,　this　study　explained　their　materials　and　production　techniques　and　provided　new　insights　into　faience　production　in　the　late　Warring　States　period.　©　2023,　Springer　Nature　Switzerland　AG.