What is the origin project of ancient civilization in China?

The "Chinese Civilization Sourcing Project" is another major scientific research project supported by the state to study the history and ancient culture of China in a multidisciplinary way, following the key scientific research project of the Ninth Five-Year Plan-the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project.

First, the project has been pre-studied for three years (200 1-2003). On the basis of pre-research, in the summer of 2004, the national "Tenth Five-Year Plan" key scientific and technological research project "Traceability Project of Chinese Civilization" was officially launched.

Six large-scale and high-grade central cities in the Central Plains are included in the research focus. They are: the site of the western slope of Lingbao, Henan Province, which may be related to the Yellow Emperor; The Taosi site in Xiangfen, Shanxi Province coincides with the time and space of the legendary "Yao" era; It may be the site of Dengfeng, Henan Province, the site of Xinzhai, Xinmi, Henan Province, and the site of Erlitou, the capital of Luoyang, Henan Province in the middle and late Xia Dynasty, and the site of Master Gu in Zhengzhou.