Archaeological discovery demonstrates Zhejiang's vital role in the history of Chinese civilization
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Monday, 22 November 2021 13:06
On November 10, the Provincial Government held a press conference on "Zhejiang Archaeology and Chinese Civilization" to showcase the important contributions and brilliant achievements of Zhejiang archaeology in the history of Chinese civilization, and to demonstrate Zhejiang’s vital role as a star in the search for the source of Chinese civilization. Among them, Ningbo archaeological highlights such as Hemudu Site, Jingtou Mountain Site, Shi'ao Ancient Paddy Field Site, Shanglin Lake Housi’ao Site, Heyi Road Southern Song Shipwreck, Xiaobaijiao No. 1 in Ningbo have been mentioned one by one.
In 1973, the discovery of the Hemudu site in Yuyao and the establishment of the Hemudu culture, which shocked both China and the world, expanded the field of Chinese Neolithic archeological research. It was the first proof that the brilliant and ancient Neolithic culture also existed in the Yangtze River Basin, where is also the cradle of Chinese civilization. Recently, the Hemudu site was named one of the “Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in a Hundred Years” in China.
The Shangshan site is the earliest relic of rice farming in the world that has been discovered so far. It proves that Zhejiang is the birthplace of the world’s rice culture, while the Yuyao Shi’ao site has discovered an ancient paddy field in three prehistoric periods (from the early Hemudu Culture to the Late Liangzhu Culture). This ancient paddy field with an area of about 80,000 square meters is the largest and oldest one discovered in the world.
