China News Agency, Sanmenxia, October 18 (Liu Pengkai Li) - the third Chinese Archaeological Conference opened in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province on the 18th. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Yangshao culture and the birth of Chinese modern archaeology, China’s “top 100 archaeological discoveries in a century” was announced on the same day. 100 discoveries, including the site of Yangshao village in Henan, the site of dongwanchai North on Mawan island in Hong Kong, the site of Sanxingdui in Sichuan and the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, were selected.
The list of “top 100 archaeological discoveries in a century” includes five Paleolithic Age sites: Zhoukoudian site in Beijing, Nihewan site in Yangyuan, Hebei, Dingcun site in Xiangfen, Shanxi, Jinniushan site in Yingkou, Liaoning and Shuidonggou site in Lingwu, Ningxia.
33 items of Neolithic Age: Cishan site in Wu’an, Hebei, Xiyin village site in Xia County, Shanxi, Taosi site in Xiangfen, Shanxi, Xinglongwa site in Aohan banner, Inner Mongolia, Niuheliang site in Chaoyang, Liaoning, Songze site in Qingpu, Shanghai, Pujiang mountain site in Zhejiang, Hemudu site in Yuyao, Zhejiang, Liangzhu site in Yuhang, Zhejiang, Lingjiatan site in Hanshan, Anhui, Tanshishan site in Minhou, Fujian Wannian immortal cave in Jiangxi, Diaodang ring site, Dawenkou site in Tai’an, Shandong, chengziya site in Zhangqiu, Shandong, Jiahu Site in Wuyang, Henan, Peiligang site in Xinzheng, Henan, Yangshao village site in Mianchi, Henan, Miaodigou site in Sanmenxia, Henan, Shuanghuaishu site in Gongyi, Henan, Qujialing site in Jingmen, Hubei, Shijiahe site in Tianmen, Hunan, yuchanyan site in Dao County, Hunan Chengtoushan site in Li County, Hunan, Zengpiyan site in Guilin, Guangxi, Daxi site in Wushan, Chongqing, karuo site in Changdu, Tibet, Shenmu Shimao site in Shaanxi, Banpo site in Xi’an, Shaanxi, Jiangzhai site in Lintong, Shaanxi, Dadiwan site in Qin’an, Gansu, Majiayao site in Lintao, Gansu, Minhe Lajia site in Qinghai, and dongwanzai North site in Mawan Island, Hong Kong.
10 items of Xia and Shang Dynasties: the great tomb of the Shang Dynasty in Xingan, Jiangxi, the site of Erlitou in Yanshi, Henan, the site of Yanshi mall in Henan, the site of Zhengzhou mall in Henan, the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan (including Huanbei mall and Hougang ruins), the site of Panlong city in Huangpi, Hubei, the site of Tonglushan ancient copper mine in Daye, Hubei, the site of Sanxingdui in Guanghan, Sichuan, the site of Ruoqiang Xiaohe cemetery in Xinjiang, and the site of Beinan, Taiwan.
15 items in the two-week period: Liulihe site in Beijing, yanxiadu site in Yi County, Hebei Province, Zhongshan King’s tomb in Pingshan, Hebei Province during the Warring States period, jinhou cemetery in Linfen, Shanxi Province and Tianma site in Qucun, Shanxi Houma Jinguo site, Shandong Linzi ancient city of Qi State, Shandong Qufu ancient city of Lu state, Henan Sanmenxia Guo cemetery, Henan Luoyang Eastern Zhou King’s city site, Hubei Suizhou Zeng Hou tomb group Jinsha site in Chengdu, Sichuan, Zhouyuan site in Baoji, Shaanxi, fengho site in Xi’an, Shaanxi, qinyongcheng site in Fengxiang, Shaanxi, and majiayuan site in Zhangjiachuan, Gansu.
16 items during the Qin and Han Dynasties: Dabaotai Han Tombs in Beijing, Mancheng Han Tombs in Hebei, Gaogouli King City, royal tombs and noble tombs in Ji’an, Jilin, Han Chu king tombs in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, haihun Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty in Jiangxi, Yinque mountain Han Tombs in Linyi, Shandong, Qin tombs in Yunmeng sleeping tiger land in Hubei, the ruins of Liye ancient city in Hunan, Mawangdui Han Tombs in Changsha, Hunan, Nanyue state palace and Nanyue King tombs in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Hepu Han Tombs in Guangxi, Shizhaishan ancient tombs in Jinning, Yunnan, Chang’an City site in Shaanxi, Xianyang city site in Shaanxi, Qinshihuang Mausoleum in Shaanxi, minfengniya site in Xinjiang.
9 items from the Three Kingdoms period to the Sui and Tang Dynasties: Yecheng site in Linzhang, Hebei and the Northern Dynasty Tombs in Cixian County, the site of Longquan mansion in Shangjing, Bohai State, Heilongjiang, the site of Luoyang City in Han and Wei dynasties, Henan, the site of Luoyang City in Sui and Tang dynasties, Henan, the site of Famen Temple in Shaanxi, the site of Daming Palace in Tang Dynasty, Shaanxi, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu, Dulan hot water tombs in Qinghai, and Astana ancient tombs in Turpan, Xinjiang.
9 items in song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties: Liao Shangjing site in Inner Mongolia, Yuan Shangdu site in Inner Mongolia, Huining mansion site in Jin Shangjing, Heilongjiang, Lin’an City site and official kiln site in Southern Song Dynasty in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Longxing Temple site in Qingzhou, Shandong, Baisha song tomb in Xuchang, Henan, shipwreck of “Nanhai I” in Guangdong, Hailongtun city site in Zunyi, Guizhou and Yang’s Chieftain tombs in Bozhou, Xixia mausoleum in Ningxia.
Three items in the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Ming Dingling in Beijing, the kiln site of Royal kiln factory in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, and the battlefield site in Jiangkou, Sichuan in the late Ming Dynasty.
Five excellent archaeological site protection and exhibition projects nominated by the cultural heritage protection professional committee of the Chinese Archaeological Society and voted online were also announced at the opening ceremony on the same day, namely: Zhoukoudian site in Beijing, Liangzhu site in Yuhang, Zhejiang, Wanshouyan site in Sanming, Fujian, Chengdu Jinsha site in Sichuan and Qinshihuang Mausoleum in Shaanxi.
The “top 100 archaeological discoveries in a century” project reflects the achievements of important academic research on Chinese Archaeology in the origin of mankind, the origin of agriculture, the formation and development of the origin of Chinese civilization, the birth of China’s early country and the formation and development of a unified multi-ethnic country. They have solved major academic problems in their respective fields and had a significant impact at home and abroad, It plays an important role in the development history of Chinese archaeology. (end)