Exploring the Liangzhu Culture

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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The Liangzhu Culture was first discovered and named in 1936 near the town of Liangzhu in Yuhang, northern Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Through the relentless efforts of archaeologists in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, as well as the continuous exploration of domestic and international scholars, many significant achievements and consensus have been reached to date. The center of distribution for the Liangzhu Culture is primarily in the Taihu Lake Basin along the southern bank of the lower Yangtze River. Its approximate range extends north to Yangzhou and Hai'an in Jiangsu, south to the Ningbo-Shaoxing Plain in Zhejiang, east to Shanghai and the Zhoushan Archipelago, and west to Nanjing and areas including Langxi, Guangde in Anhui Province, and Jiande, Pujiang in Zhejiang Province. Its cultural influence extended north to Shandong and Henan, west to the two lakes region, and south to Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan. Its estimated age is around 5300–4200 years ago. The immortal achievements created by the Liangzhu ancestors with their wisdom are enough to reveal that the dawn of Chinese civilization has broken through, shining brightly in the East! This book provides a systematic discussion of the Liangzhu Culture, one of the important sources of Chinese civilization, depicting its glorious accomplishments, revealing its profound influence on later civilizations and ancient cultures of countries like Japan, exploring the historical mysteries of its decline, and elaborating on the valuable lessons it offers for today's society in correctly handling the relationship between humans and nature. The book utilizes the latest archaeological findings and applies knowledge from multiple disciplines such as history, archaeology, and anthropology, making it highly academically valuable. Its description of the cultural development and inheritance in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region also makes the book highly readable.