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Cultural relics are displayed during an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hemudu culture at the National Museum of China in Beijing, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)

A total of 324 pieces (sets) of cultural relics including pottery, stone ware, bone ware, shell ware, wooden ware and woven fabrics are showcased Neolithic Hemudu Culture.

Covering an area of 40,000 square kilometers, the Hemudu Historic Site was discovered in the town of Hemudu, the Zhejiang Province in 1973. Hemudu Culture was one of the most significant cultures of the China Yangtze River region in the Neolithic Age at least 7 000 years ago.

A cultural relic is displayed during an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hemudu culture at the National Museum of China in Beijing, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)

A cultural relic is displayed during an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hemudu culture at the National Museum of China in Beijing, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)

A cultural relic is displayed during an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hemudu culture at the National Museum of China in Beijing, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)

Cultural relics are displayed during an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hemudu culture at the National Museum of China in Beijing, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)