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Dahecun Site Museum - China

People visit the Dahecun site museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, on June 14, 2025. With an exhibition space of 7,292 square meters, the museum opened on Saturday for trial operations. Housing over 1,600 carefully curated artifacts, it delves deep into the Yangshao culture dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years. Photo by Hao Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peiligang, a birthplace of Chinese agricultural civilization

STORY: Peiligang, a birthplace of Chinese agricultural civilization SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Peiligang village ruins 2. various of relics unearthed at the site STORYLINE: Peiligang is one of the earliest village ruins in China, dating back approximately 7,600 to 8,000 years. With an area of 50,000 to 60,000 square meters, it's renowned as one of the birthplaces of Chinese agricultural civilization. Relics unearthed at the site provide important clues for the study of Neolithic cultures in the central plains. They reveal details on ancient agriculture, pottery making, the textile industry as well as alcohol-making techniques. The Peiligang culture, named after the site, is considered a proof that the Yangshao culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, originated in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhengzhou, China. (XHTV)

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5,000-year-old painted pottery twin pot: design wisdom of ancient Chinese

STORY: 5,000-year-old painted pottery twin pot: design wisdom of ancient Chinese SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the painted pottery twin pot 2. various of the Dahe Village Ruins 3. various of the painted pottery twin pot STORYLINE: Boasting a history of over 5,000 years, the painted pottery twin pot housed in the Henan Museum in central China is a national first-class cultural relic. Unearthed at the Dahe Village Ruins in 1972 in central China's Henan Province, the artifact is identified as a drinking vessel in the Yangshao Culture period. The Yangshao Culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, was a Neolithic culture that originated along the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The pottery had been broken into pieces when it was unearthed. After being repaired by technicians, the pot impressed the world with its unique design. The 20-cm-tall artifact is composed of two olive-shaped pot bodies with flat bo

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CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY (CN)

(230624) -- ZHENGZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Yangshao Culture museum in Mianchi County, central China's Henan Province, June 24, 2023. People take part in various leisure activities to spend the Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-HOLIDAY (CN)

(230624) -- ZHENGZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Yangshao Culture museum in Mianchi County, central China's Henan Province, June 24, 2023. People take part in various leisure activities to spend the Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANXI-ARCHAEOLOGY-NEW FINDINGS-YANGSHAO CULTURE (CN)

(230309) -- TAIYUAN, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows pottery articles 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. TO GO WITH "Centuries-old artifacts found in China's relic-rich province" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANXI-ARCHAEOLOGY-NEW FINDINGS-YANGSHAO CULTURE (CN)

(230309) -- TAIYUAN, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- 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. TO GO WITH "Centuries-old artifacts found in China's relic-rich province" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows a pottery of the Yangshao Culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, unearthed from the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HENAN-LUOYANG-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-DEFENSIVE TRENCH (CN)

(230301) -- ZHENGZHOU, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2023 shows household relics of the Yangshao Culture, dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, discovered at the Suyang relics site in Yiyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. A defensive trench dating back around 6,000 years has been discovered at the Suyang relics site, according to the municipal institute of archaeology of Luoyang City. The semi-annular trench was dug manually, and the shape and structure reflected the powerful and orderly social organization ability and technical level at that time, said Ren Guang, who is in charge of the excavation of the site. (Photo by Dong Gefei/Xinhua)

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Yangshao Culture, important stream of Chinese civilization | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: Yangshao Culture, important stream of Chinese civilization | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: SANMENXIA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of relics discovered in the Yangshao site 2. various of Xi Jinping presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the latest archaeological discoveries in China and their significance in Sept. 2020 3. various of relics discovered in the Yangshao site 4. various of Yangshao Village 5. pics of Swedish archaeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG JIYUN, Yangshao Village National Archaeological Park 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG SHUANCHAO, Yangshao Culture Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CUI QIANG, Deputy curator, Yangshao Culture Museum 9. pic of meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Yangshao Culture 10. various of relics discovered in the Yangshao site 11. various