The
Banpo Village remains are located between the Chanhe and the Bahe
rivers, to the east of Xi'an city.The remains were discovered in 1953
by workers laying the foundations for a factory, and are the most
complete example of an agricultural Neolithic settlement in the world.It
is estimated that the village covered an area of 50,000 square meters.
5 excavations between 1953 and 1957 have unearthed about a fifth of
the total village (about 10,000 square meters). In 1958 the onsite
Banpo Museum was opened. The site contains the ruins of more than
40 homes, 200 storage pots, a collection of pottery and tools, a pottery-making
centre and more than 250 graves belonging to a matriarchal community
of the Yangshao culture.
Xian Tour Routes Covers Banpo Village
XH-6 . Xian 4 Days Tour of Terracotta Warrior and Mountain Hua
XH-3 . Xian Terracotta Army Tour
XK-3
. Xian 4 days tour
XK-6 . Xian Tour of Terracotta Warrior and Mountain Hua
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