A visitor checks out pottery patterns from the Yangshao culture (5000B.C. – 3000B.C.) Sunday in Sanxiamen, Central China’s Henan province. The culture, which existed along the Yellow River in China, was a Neolithic culture that was first found in Yangshao town of Henan in 1921. Photo: VCG

Boat-shaped painted pottery from the Yangshao culture that was unearthed in 1958 in Baoji, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province. The culture is known for its exquisite potteries with varied shapes and patterns. Photo: IC Photo

Painted pottery twin pot, a sacrificial vessel, was unearthed in 1972 in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province. Photo: VCG

Eagle-shaped pottery ding from the Yangshao culture was unearthed in a tomb of a female adult in Shaanxi province in 1958. Photo: IC Photo

A painted pottery with a grid pattern that can be traced back to the late stage of the Yangshao culture is on display in Beijing in April. This piece was unearthed in 1976 in Dingxi county, Northwest China’s Gansu province. Photo: VCG

A painted pottery bowl from Yangshao culture is on display in Beijing in October 2020. Photo: VCG

Pottery pieces unearthed at the Chengyan ruins in Henan are on display Sunday at Yangshao Culture Museum in Sanxiamen. In May 2020, a total of 31 pottery kilns from the early stages of the culture were discovered at the 6,000 years’ ruin. Photo: VCG

A human fossil that was first uncovered in 1921 is preserved at the Yangshao Village National Archaeological Park in Sanxiamen of Henan. Photo: VCG

The Yangshao culture was dominated by agriculture. Houses in the villages were mainly round or square, and were made of mud, grass, and woods. Photo: IC Photo

Remains unearthed from Yangshao culture ruins show people who lived in that period were accustomed to collecting products such as pine nuts, hackberry seeds, and snails in water as they usually lived near rivers. Photo: IC Photo

An archaeologist compares jade and pottery remains uncovered from the Yangshao ruins in April 2021 in Sanxiamen. Photo: IC Photo

Archaeologists work on a Yangshao culture site in Zhengzhou in 2014. Photo: VCG

An overview of the Yangshao Village National Archaeological Park. Three excavations were conducted in 1921, 1951 and 1980 in the village. Photo: VCG