The second Lingjiatan culture forum began on May 7, 2023, and included presentations of the most recent archeological discoveries and talks about the preservation and excavation of the Lingjiatan relics site in the Anhui Province in east China.

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 29, 2021 shows a view of the Lingjiatan relics site in Hanshan County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

In Maanshan City of Anhui, where the Lingjiatan relics site is situated, more than 200 people from all over China, including government officials, archeologists, experts, and intellectuals, have been invited to take part in the conference.

There will be an opening ceremony, a major forum, two panel discussions, and a site inspection during the event, which runs from May 6 to May 8.

The celebration will also feature the debut of a documentary and the inauguration of the Lingjiatan National Archeological Park, according to regional authorities.

A Neolithic habitation site with a total area of around 1.6 million square meters, the Lingjiatan relics site dates back 5,300 to 5,800 years. The 5,000-year-old Liangzhu Culture, which has evidence of Chinese civilization, is thought to be a direct descendant of Lingjiatan, according to archaeologists.

Over 7,000 square meters of the site have been excavated in total over the 14 excavations that have been done there since it was discovered in 1985. The excavation has yielded more than 3,000 priceless artifacts, including pottery, jade wares, and stone objects.