1. 5000 to 3000 BC

1.1. Keywords

  • yangshao

  • culture miaodigou

  • culture majiayao

  • potteries

  • liang zhu

1.2. Events

  • The people, Liang Zhu, are possibly the original Hmong ancestors preceding ZhiYou [Xio00,Zha96]. Due to flooding and death as a result of oceanic immersion, the Liang Zhu migrated north (from southeast China) to Zhoulu [Zha96]. They existed along the Yellow River in central China [Xio00,Zha96]. The Liang Zhu culture is cited by some as the most advanced culture in ancient China [Zha96].

  • Yangshao Culture

  • (4800–4200) Yangshao Culture, Banpo phase. Known for its pottery, burrying children in potteries, and potteries contained ‘writing’ that are considered by some to be proto-characters.

  • (4000–3000) Yangshao Culture, Miaodigou phase

  • (3300–2000) Yangshao Culture, Majiayao phase