STORY: New archaeological discoveries in NE China shed light on ancient Hongshan cultureSHOOTING TIME: Recent footageDATELINE: March 14, 2025LENGTH: 00:01:32LOCATION: SHENYANG, ChinaCATEGORY: CULTURESHOTLIST:1. various of archaeological sites in Liaoning2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU HUAISHI, Liaoning provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU HUAISHI, Liaoning provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology4. various of archaeologistsSTORYLINE:New archaeological discoveries in Chaoyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province have brought archaeologists closer to Hongshan culture.The findings were made at the Niuheliang site complex. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU HUAISHI, Liaoning provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology"The Niuheliang site was a ritual center in the late Hongshan culture. Through our survey, we have gathered new information, including the discovery of a site complex to the west of Niuheliang, which we call the Wubaiding site complex."Wubaiding site complex is also located in the province's Lingyuan City.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU HUAISHI, Liaoning provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology"Excavations have revealed that beneath the settlement site, there are remains of dwellings and ash pits, which were associated with habitation and daily life. In contrast, the Niuheliang site is purely a burial and ritual site, while the Wubaiding site provides evidence of the daily lives of the Hongshan people."Hongshan culture is an important prehistoric archaeological culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 years. Its distribution covers three regions located in the west of Liaoning Province, the north of Hebei Province and the east of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Among these, Liaoning is the core area in terms of Hongshan culture distribution and the focal region for studying this culture.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenyang, China.(XHTV)