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	Banpo Museum
		Banpo Museum is located in the east of Xian and is the site of a village that dates back around 6,000 years to the Neolithic era, which is known as the Yangshao Culture in China.
		Banpo is considered to be one of the best examples of an agricultural community of this era anywhere in the world.
		It is claimed that the residents of this ancient village lived in a matriarchal community where the women organized everything from the hunting and farming to the building of the village and digging the defensive moats that protected the well-planned community.
	www.chinaetravel.com /attraction/att23q.html (147 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Banpo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Banpo is the most famous archaeological site associated with the Yangshao culture.
		Archaeological sites with similarities to the first phase at Banpo are considered to be part of the Banpo phase (5000 BC to 4000 BC) of the Yangshao culture.
		Banpo was excavated from 1954 to 1957 and covers an area of around 50,000 square meters.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Banpo (247 words)

	Banpo Neolithic Village Museum, Xian, Regent Tour China
		The Banpo Lady Statue on the rock in the garden pond bears a physical resemblance to the early Banpo people.
		The stone tools look remarkably sharp, but it was still fortunate that the Banpo settled in an area where the soil was loose and easily tilled.
		Over the next 3000 years, the descendants of the Banpo people founded new villages, began to build cities, used jade, bronze, and copper, and increased their skills in agriculture.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/sia/xia-sights-banpo.htm (440 words)

	Single Planet: Banpo and the Yangshao Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Banpo shows an incredible level of social organisation, and the village was divided into specific areas for living, pottery manufacture and burial.
		Just to give an idea of the sophistication of the Banpo and Yangshao potters, many of the objects have ears and handles, many are polished, many are painted different colours with brushes, and the pre-painted surfaces were lightened to a whiter or redder shade.
		Banpo is not THE oldest human settlement, merely one of the oldest.
	singleplanet.blogs.com /single_planet/2003/11/banpo_and_the_y.html (1784 words)

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		However the village of Banpo itself is located very near to the valley of the river of Chan and the.
		One of those pens found in the village of Banpo, was 6 x 3 meters in size and containing walls supported by poles stuck in the ground that probably was surrounded by a wooden fences for the pigs, sheep, goats and probably cattle.
		In the village of Banpo excavators exposed a diversity
	www.isai.info /hebrews.htm (3334 words)

	The Banpo Museum , Travel Guide to Xi'an China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Banpo site is a typical Neolithic Matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture(5000-3000 BC) around 6000 years ago.
		The Banpo site was first opened to the public in 1958 and since then, two million people have visited it.
		The Banpo site, occupying an area of approximate 50,000 square kilometer, was divided into three parts, residential area, pottery-making area and cemetery area.
	www.chinahighlights.com /xian/attractions/banpo-museum.htm (528 words)

	Banpo
		Banpo is the most famous archaeological site associated with the Yangshao culture.
		Archaeological sites with similarities to the first phase at Banpo are considered to be part of the Banpo phase (5000 BC to 4000 BC) of the Yangshao culture.
		According to Marxist historiography, Banpo is considered to be a matriarchal society.
	www.archira.com /banpo.html (276 words)

	Banpo Museum: Xian Travel, Xian Tours
		Banpo museum, the first museum built on the site of historical relics in China, is located in the east suburb of Xian City.
		Banpo Village is the site of a typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao Culture.
		The Banpo Matriarchal Clan Village opened in 1994 and shows visitors the life, ceremony, music and dance of the ancient Banpo people.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/xian/banpo_village.htm (319 words)

	Early Agricultural Village of Banpo, China
		At Banpo, the principal crop was millet which was cultivated in the rich soils that surround the village.
		The inhabitants of Banpo grew hemp, probably for use as a fiber.
		Toward the end of the occupation at Banpo, a large rectangular structure was erected on a manmade platform (20 by 12.5 m, or 65 by 41 ft) in the center of the village.
	www.mc.maricopa.edu /dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/legacy/banpo/banpo.html (1002 words)

	Banpo Museum in Xi'an (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Banpo Museum is located in a modern building some three miles to the east of Xi'an City in Shaanxi Province.
		Banpo ceramic production used both fine-grained clay and sandy coarse clay; the fine-grained was of three types depending on its use.
		Banpo people used realistic methods of painting to decorate their ceramics, with sketched designs to exhibit the characteristics of various animals.
	www.chinamuseums.com /ban_po.htm (691 words)

	Banpo Site
		Banpo Site is a comparatively integrated commune village site rather typical of the Matriarchy clan society, a Neolithic site of the Yangshao Culture at Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xi'an, in the Yellow River Valley that was about 6,000 years ago.
		Through studies of the soil traces of the Banpo site, such a conclusion can be drawn as that the climate at the time when the Banpo people were living was warmer and more humid than it is today; the Banpo people has an excellent place for gathering and hunting.
		To the northern side of the Banpo site lies the Wei River Plian, an ideal place for human beings to be engaged in the primitive agriculture.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_39104.htm (383 words)

	Banpo Village Remains Xian
		The Banpo Village remains are located between the Chanhe and the Bahe rivers, to the east of Xi'an city.
		The Banpo Village covers an area of 50,000 square meters and is divided into three sections: the Residential Section, the Pottery-making Section, and the Burial Section.
		In 1958, the Banpo Museum, the first on-the-spot museum in China was set up, on the basis of the archaeological excavation.
	www.cnhomestay.com /city/xian/banpo.htm (518 words)

	Ancient Chinese civilization - Banpo Village
		Banpo Neolithic Village is a place you must visit.
		At Banpo, female was the head of family and tribe.
		Every visitor to Banpo is deeply impressed by this scientific invention from 6,000 years back.
	www.china-travel-golden-route.com /ancient_chinese_civilization.html (837 words)

	Xian Banpo Museum - Tour Banpo Village Remains in Xian
		Banpo museum is located at the eastern outskirts of Xian.
		Artifacts have been unearthed from the banpo site that are the only remains of this prehistoric culture.
		A large number of pottery crafts was unearthed at the Banpo Village remains.
	www.travelchinatour.com /xian-china/banpo-museum.htm (463 words)

	Introduction of the Banpo Village
		Banpo had about 500 people lived in the village.It was a matriarchal society based on farming.
		The Banpo Village covers an area of 50,000 square meters and is divided into three sections: the Residential Section, the Pottery-making Section, and the Burial Section.
		In the Neolithic Age, the Banpo villagers lived on hunting, farming and fishing.
	www.chinatravelkey.com /xian/attractions/banpovillageremains/introductionofthebanpovillage.htm (772 words)

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		The Banpo Ruins, located in Banpo Village in eastern suburban Xi'an, is one of the most important sites characteristic of the Neolithic Yangshao Culture that existed 6,000-7,000 years ago.
		In 1958, the Banpo Museum, the first of its kind in China, was built on the ruin premises.
		Today, the Banpo Ruins cover an area of 50,000 square meters, consisting of a residential area, a pottery workshop and a cemetery that have been unearthed.
	www.pictures4u.co.uk /china2003/feb03-1-ancient/feb03-1-ancient.htm (185 words)

	Chinese History: Yangshao Culture & Banpo Village
		Banpo Culture belongs to the Yangshao Culture of the Neolithic Age(about 10,000 B.C. to 5,000 B.C.), which originated in the middle valley of the Yellow River.
		As this culture was discovered in the vicinity of today's Banpo Village, in Xian City in the Shaanxi Province, it was named after this village.
		In light of many kinds of farm implements and fishing tools excavated, it is inferred that the Banpo people depended primarily on farming and fishing for survival.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/prehistoric/banpo_culture.htm (449 words)

	Banpo Village Remains,Xi'an Travel Guides-China City Tours Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The showpieces in this two halls are primarily production tools and domestic tools used by the primitive Banpo people, including axes, chisels, sickles, and stone and pottery knives from which we can have a general picture of the production activities of the Banpo people thousands of years ago.
		All these present us an outlook of the aboriginal village and the hard situations of the forefathers in pursuing the civilization, reflecting the production level and the social systems at that period of time.
		The Banpo Matriarchal Clan Community Village is an extension of the museum based on archeological findings.
	www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-shaanxi-xian-banpo-village-remains.asp (411 words)

	Banpo Site
		The Banpo Site is located at Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, about 6 kilometers east of the city.
		The Banpo Site is a large Neolithic site of the Yangshao Culture dating back about 6,000 years ago, with an area of about 50,000 square meters.
		The illegible symbols painted on the potter are probably the embryonic form of early characters.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_36794.htm (393 words)

	Banpo Neolithic Village
		Banpo Neolithic Village is a comparatively integrated commune village site rather typical of the Matriarchy clan society, a Neolithic site of the Yangshao Culture at Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xi'an, in the Yellow River Valley that was about 6,000 years ago.
		Next to the east side of the Banpo Neothlithic Viallage lies the White Deer Plain, and to the south lies the Zhongnan Mountains.
		Through studies of the soil traces of the Banpo Neothlithic Viallage, such a conclusion can be drawn as that the climate at the time when the Banpo people were living was warmer and more humid than it is today; the Banpo people has an excellent place for gathering and hunting.
	hotelguidechina.com /information.php?info_id=70&order=30 (430 words)

	About China: China Travel Information
		In the present-day Banpo village, about five kilometers to the east from Xi'an, lies the actual and complete archaeological site of a Neolithic village---the Banpo Site, dating back to 6000 years.
		According to archeologists' demonstration, the Banpo inhabitants' social organization was the matriarchal society and the villagers lived in a primitive communist society.
		Banpo Village was in the loess area, so the soil was spongy.
	www.china-travel-agent.com /city_guides/view.php?city=xi'an&id=1000695231 (617 words)

	Exploring Chinese History :: Culture :: Chinese Archaeology :: Archaeological Sites
		Banpo (Chinese: 半坡) is the site of a Neolithic village located near Xi'an, China.
		Archaeological sites with similarities to the first phase at Banpo are considered to be part of the Banpo phase (4500 BCE to 3750 BCE) of the Yangshao culture.
		Artifacts such as this clay pot are on display in the museums at Banpo Village.
	www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/contents/02cul/c03s05.html (4467 words)

	tour destinations xian banpo village
		In 1953, when workers were laying the foundations for a factory at Banpo -to the east of Xian city, they found the remains of an ancient settlement - the Banpo Village Remains.
		The tools used by the residents at Banpo were mainly crude stone implements including axes, hoes, spades, chisels, bowls and spinning wheels, some of which were bored with holes.
		In the communal burial ground found to the north of the site, men and women were buried separately, usually by themselves, Women were generally interred with a greater number of funeral objects than men.
	www.cntravel.biz /china_tour_destinations/xian/banpo_village.shtml (766 words)

	Banpo Museum : Xian Travel Guide : Xian Tourist Information
		The ticket affords access to both the museum (daily 9am-5.30pm; RMB40) and the model village (same hours), though the latter is a waste of time.
		Little attempt is made at authenticity beyond trying to cover the fire extinguishers with leaves.
		This page is about Banpo Museum it will be updated frequently, please visit again and often.
	www.lonelychina.com /xian/banpo-museum.html (413 words)

	Banpo Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Banpo Village Museum — "Half Slope" Village Established in 4000 or 5000 BC this female dominant society believed that everyone was of the same class.
		Discovered in 1953, 50,000 square meters were preserved and 10,000 square meters excavated.
		There were several kilns discovered, but only a few in this good of condition.
	webpages.charter.net /megaw/images/banpo (170 words)

	History Image Bank
		Pottery from Ban Po, one of the earliest Chinese farm villages in the Yellow River Valley.
		The original settlement dates back to the sixth millennium B.C.E. Model of a Stone Age house at Banpo, in central China.
		Banpo, located near the modern city of Xian, was settled as early as the sixth millennium B.C.E. and was one of the earliest agricultural sites in China.
	wadsworth.com /history_d/special_features/image_bank/east_asia1.html (511 words)

	Yangshao culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The archaeological site of Banpo village, near Xi'an, is one of the best-known sites related to Yangshao culture.
		Banpo phase, approximately 4800 BC to 4200 BC, central plane
		Miaodigou phase, circa 4000 BC to 3000 BC, successor to Banpo
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yangshao_culture (308 words)

	The Banpo Museum, Shaanxi, China Scene Spot
		The Banpo Museum is situated at the east bank of the Chang River and in the north of Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xi'an City which was built on the Banpo Site in 1957 and formally open to the public in 1958.
		Banpo Site is a comparatively integrated commune village site rather typical of the matriarchy (a neolithic site of the Yangshao Culture at Banpo Village on the eastern outskirts of Xi'an) in the Yellow River Valley that was about 6000 years ago.
		They were also engaged in painting, sculpture, making of ornaments and other artistic activities, which show the life of the primitive social phenomena.
	www.toptrip.cc /destination/spot/sax_banpomuseum.htm (253 words)

	Banpo Museum, Banpo Village, Xian Attractions: Travel China Guide.com
		The Banpo Museum is located in the eastern outskirt of Xian City, Shaanxi Province.
		The Banpo Site is a typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao Culture dating back about 6,000 years.
		The Banpo Matriarchal Clan Community Village is an extension of the museum based on archeological findings.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/shaanxi/xian/banpo.htm (493 words)

	Xi'an Attractions - China City Guide - China Travel Information - China Tours
		Banpo Museum is located in the eastern suburb of Xi'an, nine kilometers from the center of the city.
		And the Banpo Museum was set up on the original site in 1958 and open to the public.
		The matriarchal clan community shows the first sign of primitive communes after advancing from the primitive tribes, and came to an end not long before patriarchy society was established.
	www.china-tour.cn /cityguides/Xian_Attractions2.htm (2325 words)

	A Hotlist on Ancient China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Remains of Houses of Yangshao Culture at Banpo 1 - Remains of Houses of Yangshao Culture at Banpo
		Remains of Houses of Yangshao Culture at Banpo 2 - Remains of Houses of Yangshao Culture at Banpo
		Remains of Houses of Yangshao Culture at Banpo 3 - Remains of Houses of Yangshao Culture at Banpo
	www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listancientms20.html (238 words)

	qinyuan blackpotter_Classic Work of Painted Pottery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The basin, 16.5 cm in height and a diameter of 38.5 cm, is made of mud ceramics with a design of a human face holding fish at the corners of the mouth.
		At the time, the Banpo people decorated their pottery simply, and the most striking designs are images of fish, which are ubiquitous.
		It is not simply a fanciful notion to read such meanings into the painted pottery designs since all paintings and drawing designs in later, and better-documented Chinese dynasties, reflect the social moods and trends of their respective eras.
	www.blackpottery.net /info_detail.asp?id=235 (593 words)

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