"International academic circles have long believed that Chinese civilization began in the Shang Dynasty around 3500, because metals and characters were found in the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province, that is, bronzes with inscriptions and Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Therefore, the ruins of Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province have long been included in the World Heritage List. Today, the ancient city of Liangzhu is listed as a World Heritage Site, which means that the origin of Chinese civilization and the formation of the country were 5,000 years ago and finally gained international recognition. "
Liangzhu Ancient City Site is located in Pingyao Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is the power and belief center of a regional early country in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River around Taihu Lake in China. It is the first Neolithic city site discovered in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the largest prehistoric city site in China before the discovery of Shenmumao site in Shaanxi Province, and is known as the "first city in China".
The water conservancy system around Liangzhu Ancient City is the earliest large-scale water conservancy project in China and the earliest dam in the world. Liangzhu culture, dating from 5300 to 4300 years ago, continued to develop for about 1000 years, belonging to the archaeological culture in the late Neolithic age.
Liangzhu Ancient City, with its large-scale ancient city, complex water conservancy system, well-graded cemeteries (including altars) and a series of jade articles with religious and institutional symbols, reveals that in the late Neolithic period in China, there once existed a regional country around Taihu Lake in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which was supported by rice farming, with obvious social differentiation and unified beliefs.