A palatial discovery
2 years, 5 months ago

A palatial discovery

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A bird's-eye view of Taosi site, located in Xiangfen county, Linfen, North China's Shanxi province. Ongoing excavation of ruins at Taosi, Shanxi province, may hold the key to the forming of prehistoric Chinese civilizations, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan. More than six decades ago, a group of archaeologists descended on Taosi site in Xiangfen county, Linfen, North China's Shanxi province, looking for clues about the early phase of the Xia Dynasty, the first central dynasty recorded in Chinese history. "Some scholars deemed Erlitou, in Central China's Henan province, the capital of the late Xia Dynasty," says He Nu, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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New museum highlights timekeeping Taosi culture
1 month, 1 week ago

New museum highlights timekeeping Taosi culture

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A visitor looks at an exhibit in the Taosi Site Museum in Linfen in Shanxi province, Nov 12, 2024. Evidence of such is now on display at the Taosi Site Museum in Linfen in North China's Shanxi province. A total of 230 cultural relic items or sets of items in the museum, including pottery, jade, bone, bronze ware and lacquerware, …

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation

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Researchers work on the Huangchaodun Site in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, where remnants of a rice field and settlements were unearthed. Archaeologists infer the site belongs to the middle and late period of Shangshan Culture and Kuahuqiao Culture, a Neolithic culture found in the northern part of Zhejiang dating from 8,000 to 7,000 years ago. Lin Liugen, an archaeology professor at …

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation

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Researchers work on the Huangchaodun Site in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, where remnants of a rice field and settlements were unearthed. Around 10,000 years ago, as people in present-day West Asia began to domesticate wheat and barley, a similar development took place in China where people began to cultivate rice. For years, Shangshan Culture, a Neolithic culture from 11,000 to 8,500 …

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Discovery sheds light on early rice cultivation

China Daily  

Researchers work on the Huangchaodun Site in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, where remnants of a rice field and settlements were unearthed. Around 10,000 years ago, as people in present-day West Asia began to domesticate wheat and barley, a similar development took place in China where people began to cultivate rice. For years, Shangshan Culture, a Neolithic culture from 11,000 to 8,500 …

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum
4 months, 1 week ago

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum

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Ancient city site to get dedicated museum.CAO YANG/XINHUA TAIYUAN — A new museum is set to open at the 4,300-year-old Taosi relics site in North China. "The discovery of walled city ruins and important buildings at Taosi represents a significant breakthrough," says Wang Wei, chief expert in charge of the project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. "The main building …

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum
4 months, 1 week ago

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum

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Ancient city site to get dedicated museum.CAO YANG/XINHUA TAIYUAN — A new museum is set to open at the 4,300-year-old Taosi relics site in North China. "The discovery of walled city ruins and important buildings at Taosi represents a significant breakthrough," says Wang Wei, chief expert in charge of the project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. "The main building …

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum
4 months, 1 week ago

Ancient city site to get dedicated museum

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Ancient city site to get dedicated museum.CAO YANG/XINHUA TAIYUAN — A new museum is set to open at the 4,300-year-old Taosi relics site in North China. "The discovery of walled city ruins and important buildings at Taosi represents a significant breakthrough," says Wang Wei, chief expert in charge of the project tracing the origins of Chinese civilization. "The main building …

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization
1 year, 6 months ago

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization

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This photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows a miniature model of the Taosi relic site in Xiangfen county, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- North China's Shanxi province is constructing a museum dedicated to showcasing the remarkable relics of Longshan Culture, a late Neolithic civilization in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The museum of the …

Nation makes big strides in archaeology
1 year, 6 months ago

Nation makes big strides in archaeology

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Archaeologists excavate relics from a pit at the Yanshanzhai site in Yingde. Project: Findings present 'rich cultural legacies' Chinese research on ancient civilization has made remarkable progress in the past year, since President Xi Jinping called for further efforts to advance the study of Chinese civilization. While presiding over a group study session on May 27 last year of the …

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

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An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

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An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

Centuries-old artifacts found in China's relic-rich province
1 year, 9 months ago

Centuries-old artifacts found in China's relic-rich province

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This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows bone tools unearthed from the Yuancun relics site dating back to the late period of the Yangshao Culture some 5,000 to 7,000 years ago at Yuancun village of Xiaxian county in Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have excavated significant remains dating back to the …

Sichuan Paleolithic site offers further clues to human cultural evolution
1 year, 11 months ago

Sichuan Paleolithic site offers further clues to human cultural evolution

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CHENGDU — A rich collection of artifacts has been unearthed from a large Paleolithic site in Southwest China's Sichuan province, marking a major breakthrough in China's Paleolithic archaeology. Located in Xiangshan township of Suining, the Taohuahe site is composed of two separated areas, with one covering over 90,000 square meters, according to Zheng Zhexuan, leader of the archaeological team from …

Paleolithic site excavated in Southwest China
1 year, 11 months ago

Paleolithic site excavated in Southwest China

China Daily  

CHENGDU -- A rich collection of artifacts has been unearthed from a large Paleolithic site in Southwest China's Sichuan province, marking a major breakthrough in China's Paleolithic archaeology. Located in Xiangshan Township of Suining city, the Taohuahe site is composed of two separated areas, with one covering over 90,000 square meters, according to Zheng Zhexuan, leader of the archaeological team …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

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A jade figurine excavated at the Niuheliang site in Chaoyang, Liaoning province. Efforts urged Numerous mysteries still surround early civilizations in China, but archaeologists' work in recent decades has provided vital clues to the past. Presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in May, Xi Jinping, general secretary of …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
1 year, 11 months ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

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Ceremonial jade blades, known as yazhang, were unearthed at the Erlitou site in Yanshi, Henan province. Cultural core Throughout history, the Central China Plains, also known as Zhongyuan, which are mainly located in Henan, were considered the cradle of Chinese civilization, mainly due to ancient documents recording the area's glorious past. In 2020, the 5,300-year-old Shuanghuaishu site in Gongyi, Henan, …

A palatial discovery
2 years, 5 months ago

A palatial discovery

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of Taosi site, located in Xiangfen county, Linfen, North China's Shanxi province. Ongoing excavation of ruins at Taosi, Shanxi province, may hold the key to the forming of prehistoric Chinese civilizations, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan. More than six decades ago, a group of archaeologists descended on Taosi site in Xiangfen county, …

A palatial discovery
2 years, 5 months ago

A palatial discovery

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of Taosi site, located in Xiangfen county, Linfen, North China's Shanxi province. Ongoing excavation of ruins at Taosi, Shanxi province, may hold the key to the forming of prehistoric Chinese civilizations, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan. More than six decades ago, a group of archaeologists descended on Taosi site in Xiangfen county, …

Shanxi province
3 years, 4 months ago

Shanxi province

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Shanxi Museum Established in 2004, Shanxi Museum on the west bank of Fenhe River in Taiyuan covers 112,000 square meters and is the largest collection, protection, research and exhibition center for historical relics in Shanxi province. Showcasing the essence of Shanxi culture are relics from the Neolithic Age at the Taosi site, relics from the Shang, Zhou and Northern Dynasties, …

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