摘要
More than 300 participants from China and abroad gathered in Hangzhou,capital of Zhejiang Province,onDecember3fortheFirst Liangzhu Forum.Established to further facilitate international cultural exchange,the forum takes its name from the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City.First discovered in 1936,these ruins lie in Yuhang District of Hangzhou and date back to 4,300 to 5,300 years ago.They reveal an early regional state in late Neolithic China that prospered on rice cultivation.
