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Specialized museums gives a glimpse into 5,000 years of civilization

Global Times| Updated: May 16, 2023 L M S

Editor's Note:

China is an ancient civilization with a history of multiple millennia. Through the decades, the archaeological finds unearthed and preserved with silent care tell the magnificent story of the economy, technology, life and art of Chinese dynasties coming all the way from the past.

The thousands of museums across the country, with their rich collections and exhibits of these archaeological finds, are like stars lighting up the Milky Way that is China's history.

Zhejiang Provincial Museum: Neolithic cultural ingenuity

The Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, was recognized by China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage as a "national first-class museum" in 2008. 

The museum is dedicated to the late Neolithic Liangzhu Culture. A jade cong, the finest and largest ancient ritual object unearthed from the Liangzhu culture, is the museum's stellar item. 

The Liangzhu culture site is one of the major investigation sites for China's national Project to Trace the Origins of Chinese Civilization. 

The site reveals ancient Chinese people's cultural ingenuity when it comes to art, agriculture and project engineering during the Neolithic period. In 2019, the Liangzhu culture was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Besides the Liangzhu culture, the ­museum also houses relics from other ancient cultures like those found at the 7,000-year-old Hemudu site. They reveal a thriving cultural landscape south of the Yangtze River.

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