00:14much before the emergence of the first civilizations complex societies were
00:19already developing in the territory that is now China the remains of the
00:23Hongshan culture provide new evidence about their origins our correspondent
00:27Brunovaci follows the traces of this millennia old past and brings us the
00:32following report and brings us the following report much before the
00:40emergence of the first civilizations around 3,800 BC Shaoyang was already home
00:48to a highly developed prehistoric society here lies Newell Yang the main
00:54archaeological site of the Hongshan culture discovered in 1981 it contains altars temples
01:01and stone tombs that review a high level of ritual organization and social
01:08differentiation in front of us is the archaeological site the altar consists of three levels and today we
01:20can see part of its collapse structure around it are stone tombs corresponding to high ranking burials
01:27the building that currently protects the site covers 7,1200 square meters and has 35 sliding
01:34supports that help reduce the impact of movement in the event of an earthquake in addition the roof
01:39has a heating system to melt down snow during the winter the Newell Yang archaeological park complex
01:46also includes the museum dedicated to the Hongshan culture the museum preserves research and presents to
01:54the public the archaeological finds from the site with more than 500 stone ceramic and jade pieces on display
02:03the Hongshan culture is an archaeological culture from the late Neolithic period and constitutes a very
02:09important part of our museum its finds provide evidence about a stage in the formation of Chinese
02:14civilization according to the latest results of the project to explore the origins of Chinese
02:19civilization around 5,800 years ago more evident forms of social differentiation began to appear in
02:26different regions of what is now Chinese territory the Hongshan culture of Newell Yang is one of the
02:32earliest manifestations of this stage the importance of Newell Yang extends beyond China's borders the site is
02:40included on UNESCO's tentative list of world heritage sites in recognition of its value for the study of the
02:48earliest complex societies in the world its study allows us to push back the history of Chinese
02:55civilization by several centuries since its discovery the Hongshan culture has seen numerous important
03:05finds such as altars temples and tombs as well as ritual day object these discoveries demonstrate a high
03:12level of development reach around 5,800 years ago the natural cultural heritage administration
03:19considered Hongshan representative of early stage of ancient Chinese civilization new liang
03:25pushed back the history of Chinese civilization by 500 to 600 years the preservation and dissemination of
03:32historical heritage are part of a state policy promoted by the communist party of china the protection of
03:40remains from the past archaeological research and the work of museums seek to preserve historical memory
03:47history and bringing closer to new generations in new liang thousands of years later these
03:54remains continue to provide new evidence about the origins of the world's oldest continuous civilization
04:01UNFAUCHE, CHO YANG, CHINA FORECE
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