Xinhua visits the prehistoric Shijiahe ruins in China’s Hubei province to explore the Neolithic civilisation and culture dating back to more than 5,000 years ago.
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00:00 This is the site of Shijiahe, a prehistoric settlement site in central China's Hubei province.
00:07 With a history dating back 3,800 to 5,900 years, it occupies a vast area of about 300 hectares.
00:16 This makes it the largest settlement site in the Middle Ridges of the Yangtze River.
00:22 It has become the pinnacle of cultural development in the region.
00:27 Notably, it has also been well-known for its exceptional expertise in the pottery and jade craftsmanship.
00:36 This is the Shijiahe Prehistoric Settlement Site, known as the Three-Sided Pillar.
00:42 According to the national plan for the construction of the archaeological site,
00:47 we are building a museum here, called the Three-Sided Pillar Museum.
00:54 The history of the Three-Sided Pillar has been going on for nearly 800 years.
01:02 The red pottery cups are the evidence that the Shijiahe people
01:08 had a high standard of pottery in those days.
01:12 From the perspective of the origin of Chinese civilization,
01:18 the Yangtze River and the Yellow River Civilizations are important components of Chinese civilization.
01:24 In terms of the Yangtze River and the Liu River,
01:26 the two main streams downstream and the three-sided pillar above should be important representatives.
01:33 In the middle, there is the Shijiahe.
01:36 The scale of the Shijiahe is large and the specifications are high.
01:44 In terms of cultural exchange, it is really a relationship of inheritance and communication.
01:51 For example, we can see that the Shijiahe people have the ability to build a city,
01:56 to build a tree, and to build a water system.
02:01 They have the ability to learn from each other and have something in common.
02:05 The Three-Sided Pillar of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River Civilizations
02:09 The Three-Sided Pillar of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River Civilizations
02:13 The Three-Sided Pillar of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River Civilizations