ON the UNESCO world heritage map for five years, China’s archaeological ruins of Liangzhu, in parallel with the Aegean Civilization in Greece, has gained growing international recognition with the progress of archaeological research and cultural exchanges.
Under the theme of “exchanges and mutual learning for a new model of human progress”, the Second Liangzhu Forum being held in Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, from Monday to Wednesday, has gathered more than 300 Chinese and foreign cultural officials, diplomats, scholars, writers, archaeologists and musicians from more than 60 countries and regions to tap the rich cultural resources of Liangzhu further.
Sub-forums and international seminars on archaeology, literature, music and art will be held during the forum, inviting experts and scholars to engage in interdisciplinary and cross-border academic dialogues.
The Liangzhu ruins gained UNESCO World Heritage status in 2019 as a testimony to the existence of Chinese civilization at least 5,000 years ago.
More than 350 sites of the Liangzhu civilization, which date back around 5,000 years, have been discovered in the lower reaches of China’s longest river, the Yangtze.
Among the most significant archaeological findings is the ancient Liangzhu city, large expanses of prehistorical rice paddies–the oldest dating back over 6,000 years, and a trove of jade carving artifacts as well as agricultural tools such as plows.
Chen Guangsheng, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, said the ruins of Liangzhu comprise the ancient city, a water conservancy system and suburban settlements.
Using remote sensing, geographic information, and artificial intelligence technologies, archaeologists have figured out that the ancient civilization boasted a water conservancy network with more than 30 dams for water control and drainage.
— Xinhua
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