A prehistoric village has been restored at a Hongshan cultural site in Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, enabling visitors to learn more about Chinese civilization at least 5,500 years ago.

The village, covering more than six hectares of land in Hongshan Forest Park, comprises six old-style houses and a fish pond. The exhibit also includes dozens of sculptures of scenes from daily prehistoric life, including fishing, hunting and production of stone and chinaware implements.

Experts say Hongshan culture, which produced delicate painted pottery pieces, large sacrificial sites, jade figurines of phoenixes and dragons, actually helped form the very foundation of mainstream Chinese culture.

(CRI July 17, 2004)