Banpo Village Remains in Shaanxi is considered to existing around 6000 years ago. It is an example of the Neolithic matriarchal society. Some of the important artifacts found here include tools made of wood and stone. The ruins found here were a testimony to the fact that the women were an important part of the labor class. They played an important role in making pottery, spinning as well as raising family. It is also known from here that men were mostly engaged in fishing.
The Banpo Museum is an important part of the Banpo Village Remains in Shaanxi. The museum is built up on an acre of land. The Banpo Museum is further divided into two exhibition halls and one Site Hall. The two exhibition halls here are full of various kinds of historical artifacts. This include chisela, axes, stone knives, pottery knives, sickles and a lot more things. Other than this, the second exhibition hall is also known for holding various kinds of shows on folklore, ethnography as well as art.
The site hall in the museum of Banpo Village Remains in Shaanxi is of around 3000 meters square. Here you can also have a look at residential area, burial section as well as pottery making area. There are three residential areas here which includes tombs, kilns, as well as huts which belonged to the aboriginal tribes of the village. These artifacts reflects a lot on the social system of China during that period.
Hope you enjoy this tourist attraction a lot!
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