Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact
Dissemination Activities
Sørensen, M.L.S. and G. Yang (Forthcoming) Clever Hands: How to look at Yangshao Culture Pottery. Shaanxi Normal University General Publishing House.
Sørensen, M.L.S. and G. Yang (Forthcoming) “Under the surface”, In P. Crook and C. Williamson (eds)
Sørensen, M.L.S and G. Yang (2022). ‘Discipline Formation’: the Yangshao Culture and the European Influences in the Development of a Modern Chinese Archaeology. European Review
Sørensen, M.L.S. and G. Yang (2021). The 100 Years Anniversary of the Discovery of the Yangshao Culture: the nature of a celebration. CHRC Bulletin Oct 2021: 12: 2-3.
Sørensen, M.L.S. and G. Yang (2020). Heritage and politics: Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses “better understanding of Chinese civilization through archaeology” CHRC Bulletin, Nov. 2020: 22-3.
News on the research project “Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact”, was published at Cambridge Heritage Bulletin (page 1-2) on 15 January 2019. https://www.heritage.arch.cam.ac.uk/documents/15.01.2019_Bulletin
Events & Talks
Images of Chinese heritage sites feature on the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre (CHRC) Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/cambridge_heritage) to share awareness of these sites widely.
2021. Sørensen, M.L.S. participated and gave a keynote presentation (“The River and the Site”) for the ‘River Basin Cultural Heritage Seminar’ online with Peking University in November 2021.
2021. Dr L Janik participated and gave a keynote presentation (“River landscapes: metastable ecosystems and ontological security in the past and the Present”) for the ‘River Basin Cultural Heritage Seminar’ online with Peking University in November 2021.
2021. PhD student LIN, S. co-organized the River Basin Cultural Heritage Seminar online with Prof. Fang Wang of Peking University, November.
2021. YANG, G. gave a paper “Presentation of “Yangshao Culture and Yellow River Civilisation” at Luoyang Forum in Luoyang City, 24th October.
2021. YANG, G. participated the centenary conference of the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Yangshao Culture and the Birth of China’s Modern Archaeology, organized by the Chinese Society of Archaeology supported by the Chinese Government in Sanmenxia from 17th to 20th October.
2021. YANG, G. co-hosted and and co-organised “The First International Forum of the Yangshao Culture” of the Centenary Conference with the Yangshao Culture Research Centre of CASS and Capital Normal University on 20th October, which supported by Chinese Government in Mianchi. Prof Marie Louise Stig Sørensen, Prof Martin Jones and Ms Shiting Lin participated online, Ms Junting Lyu participated in person.
2021. Sørensen, M.L.S. gave an online presentation (“What is embedded within 100 years? On the ever co-existence of the past and the present) for the Centenary Conference on the First International Forum of the Yangshao Culture Mianchi, China , 20th October; Ms Junting Lyu acted as a translator.
2021. Prof M Jones, Senior Fellow of McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, gave a speech for the Centenary Conference on the First International Forum of the Yangshao Culture online, Mianchi, China 20th October; Ms Junting Lyu acted as a translator.
2021. YANG, G. gave a paper (“Yangshao Culture and World Heritage” ) to the First International Forum of the Yangshao Culture in Mianchi, 20th October.
2021. YANG, G. was invited to participate in the Centenary Conference Opening Ceremony of the Third Congresses of the Chinese Society of Archaeology in Sanmenxia City, 18th October.
2021. YANG, G. was invited to participate in the Neolithic Group Forum (one of 23 groups) of the Third China Archaeological Congress in Sanmenxia City, 18th October.
2021. YANG, G. was invited to participate in the Opening Ceremony of ‘Yangshao Village National Archaeological Site Park’ at the front of the Yangshao Culture Museum in Mianchi, 17th October.
2021. YANG, G. gave a paper (“The Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact”) at the Architecture College, Taiyuan University of Technology, 14th August
2019. Dr YANG, G. hosted the opening of the ‘Painted Pottery Road’ Exhibition of the Yangshao Culture at Downing College Library, 22 October.
2019. Dr YANG, G.: hosted the ‘Painted Pottery Road’ international meeting about the Yangshao Culture in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 22-23nd October.
2019. Sørensen, M.L.S.: ‘The Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact’; presentation given at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 22 October.
2019. YANG, G: ‘The Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact’ was presented to the Education Section in the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in London on 10 April 2019.
2019. YANG, G. and Dr L. Smith: Hosted a special summer seminar: The Historical and Geographical Values of Chinese Primordial Eight Trigrams by Professor LI Hailong from the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics in the West Building Seminar Room, Department of Archaeology at 4:30pm, in August 2019.
2019 YANG, G.: hosted the opening of the ‘Painted Pottery Road’ Exhibition of the Yangshao Culture at Downing College Library at 2:00pm Tuesday on 22 October 2019.
Photo source: Yangshao Culture Museum, Mianchi County, Henan Province
The distinguished guests attending the opening of the exhibition were: Prof. Marie Louise Stig Sørensen, Director of Cambridge Heritage Research Centre, and PI of the Project “Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact”; Mr Yu Peng, Minister Counsellor of Cultural Office, Chinese Embassy in the UK; Tina D’Angelico, Head Porter, Downing College; Prof. Martin Jones, Senior Fellow of McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Department of Archaeology; ZHANG Baojin, Vice Director of Press Office of Henan Provincial People’s Government; LI Yuzhong, Division Chief of Press Office of Henan Provincial People’s Government; Mr REN Zhanzhou, Director of Sanmenxia Cultural Relics Bureau; Mrs SHI Xianwei, Vice Mayor of Mianchi County People’s Government and David Mahony, Deputy Head Porter, Downing College. Guests gave speeches, and cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the exhibition on the 22nd October 2019.
2019. YANG, G.: hosted the ‘Painted Pottery Road’ international meeting about the Yangshao Culture in the Seminar Room of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Department of Archaeology at 3:30pm Tuesday on the 22nd October 2019.
2019. Sørensen, M.L.S.: ‘The Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact’; presentation given at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge on 22 October 2019.
2018. Sørensen, M.L.S.: ‘The Yangshao Culture: 100 Year Research History and Heritage Impact’, Paper given at the China Centre Intellectual Forum: Fellows’ China Day in Jesus College, University of Cambridge on 29 November 2018.
