What cultural sites are there in Zhejiang?

1. Hemudu Cultural Site in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province

Hemudu site is an extremely important Neolithic site in the Yangtze River valley of China, located in Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province. The site is well preserved and rich in connotation. It is characterized by developed plowed rice farming, superb dry fence architecture and unique pottery-making technology, which truly reflects the prosperous prehistoric civilization in the Yangtze River basin 7000 years ago. Its discovery and excavation have shaken the monism that China's ancient culture originated in the Yellow River valley, and strongly proved that the Yangtze River is also the birthplace of China's ancient culture.

2. The site of Liangzhu Ancient City in Yuhang, Zhejiang?

Liangzhu Ancient City Site, located in Pingyao Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is the power and belief center of an early regional country around Taihu Lake in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. The Neolithic city site first discovered in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was the largest prehistoric city site in China before the discovery of Shenmumao site in Shaanxi Province, and it has always been called "the first city in China". The water conservancy system around Liangzhu Ancient City is the earliest large-scale water conservancy project in China and the earliest dam in the world.

Liangzhu culture, dating from 5300 to 4300 years ago, continued to develop for about 1000 years, belonging to the archaeological culture in the late Neolithic age. On July 6th, 20 19, the site of Liangzhu Ancient City in China was approved to be included in the World Heritage List. Liangzhu ancient city site is an example of early human urban civilization, showing the history of Chinese civilization for 5 thousand years. The success of this application for World Heritage indicates that the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization has been recognized by the international community.

3. Majiabang Cultural Site

Majiabang culture is a Neolithic culture in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. It was named after Majiabang Site in Tiandaiqiao Village, Nanhu Township, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Mainly distributed in Taihu Lake area, south to the north bank of Qiantang River in Zhejiang, and northwest to Changzhou in Jiangsu.

In Majiabang culture, residents are mainly engaged in rice cultivation. Rice, rice grains and straw have been unearthed in many places. After identification, indica rice and japonica rice have been widely planted. Farmers have armor-piercing axes, bone chisels, wooden shovels and pottery pestles. Dogs, pigs, buffaloes and other domestic animals are also raised. Fishing and hunting economy also occupies an important position, and fishing and hunting tools such as bone arrowheads, stone arrowheads, bone fish darts, pottery net pendants and the remains of terrestrial and aquatic animals are often found.

4. Luojiajiao Site

Luojiajiao Site is located 2 kilometers northeast of Shimen Town, Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province. Luojiajiao Natural Village in Li Xing Village is about 400 meters long from east to west and 300 meters wide from north to south, with a total area of1.2000 square meters. The cultural connotation of the site is the remains of Majiahong culture.

There are 53 ash pits found in Luojiajiao site, as well as wooden components with tenons and mortises, a large number of natural remains such as animal remains and rice, 800 unearthed relics such as stones, bones, wood and pottery, and a small amount of exquisite white pottery in pottery pieces, which is no less than that in Shang Dynasty. A number of typical artifacts, such as wide polygonal pots, trumpet-shaped beans and small net pendants, were also found, and their cultural characteristics were obviously different from Hemudu culture on the south bank of Qiantang River.

156 grains of rice unearthed on the third and fourth floors were scientifically identified as indica and japonica rice cultivated before 7040, making Jiaxing one of the earliest rice cultivation places in China and even the world.

5. Nanhebang Site

Nanhebang Site, located in Yunxi Village and Nanzi Village, Da Qiao Town, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, with a total area of 20,000 square meters, is a Neolithic site.

Nanhebang site is the representative of Songze culture. 1996 discovered during the construction of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway. At that time, the excavation area reached 1000 square meters, including tombs, ash pits, houses, altars, etc. The ruins of Songze culture and Liangzhu culture were cleared up, and pottery, jade, stone tools, bones and other relics were unearthed.

The excavation of Nanhebang site is large in scale, with many tombs exposed and rich cultural relics unearthed. Nanhebang site, from houses, ash pits, altars, tombs to a large number of artifacts, greatly adds the connotation and characteristics of Songze culture and becomes one of the sites with important value.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hemudu Culture

Baidu Encyclopedia-Liangzhu Ancient City Site

Baidu Encyclopedia-Majiabang Cultural Relics

Baidu Encyclopedia-Luojiajiao Site

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanhebang Site