Shangshan Neolithic archaeological sites – located in Pujiang county administered by Jinhua city, in East China's Zhejiang province – have now been added to the list of the top 100 archaeological discoveries made in China in the past 100 years.
A view of Shangshan Archaeological Park. [Photo/WeChat account: jhfabu]
The list was announced by the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday at the opening ceremony of the third Chinese Archaeology Congress in the city of Sanmenxia, in Central China's Henan province.
Shangshan culture is early Neolithic culture, located along the lower Yangtze River region. The economy was based on hunting, gathering and fishing, with some exploitation of wild rice.
To date, the number of Shangshan cultural sites discovered in Zhejiang province has reportedly reached 20.
The 20 Shangshan sites have been discovered mainly in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River in Zhejiang and its tributaries and also in the upper reaches of the province's Lingjiang River. Jinhua is said to account for two-thirds of the sites, with 14 sites in all.
A total of four projects in Zhejiang were included in the list, with the other three being the Hemudu Archaeological Site in Yuyao county near Ningbo, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu in Hangzhou and the Remains of the Southern Song Imperial City in Hangzhou.
The result was decided from among some 300 candidates after selection rounds that were co-organized by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the Archaeological Society of China and the newspaper China Cultural Relics News.
