The Hemudu Archaeological Site in Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/WeChat account: nbfb0574]

The Hemudu Archaeological Site Park recently made the list of the fourth group of 32 national archaeological site park candidates released by the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

The Hemudu Archaeological Site was unearthed in Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo in 1973. It was named as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century.  

The relics found at the site, including rice seeds and delicate wooden oars, prove that there once was a flourishing Neolithic culture along the river delta thousands of years ago.

The Hemudu findings, which are now included in textbooks in mainland China, challenged the conventional view that the Yellow River region was far more advanced than the rest of China in ancient times. It also proves that Chinese civilization originated from both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.