Banpo

Banpo is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the Yellow River valley, east of present-day Xi'an, China. Discovered in 1953 by Shi Xingbang, the site represents the first phase of the Yangshao culture and features the remains of several well organized settlements—including Jiangzhai, which has been radiocarbon dated to c. 4700 – c. 3600 BCE).
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 410 metres (1,330 feet)
  • Description: ancient Chinese city
  • Also known as
    “Banpo Site”
    “Banpo Yizhi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chanhe and Fang 2nd Road.
station is a station of Line 1 of the Xi'an Metro. is situated 620 metres northwest of Banpo.
Bob Wehn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fang 2-lu station is a station of Line 6 of the Xi'an Metro located in 's Baqiao District. is situated 1¼ km east of Banpo.
Bob Wehn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fang 6-lu station is a station of Line 6 of the Xi'an Metro located in 's Baqiao District. is situated 2 km southeast of Banpo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Changlefang and Dongguannanjie.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, . is situated 7 km west of Banpo.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, . is situated 7 km west of Banpo.

Banpo

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Latitude
34.27167° or 34° 16′ 18″ north
Longitude
109.04472° or 109° 2′ 41″ east
Open location code
8P6F72CV+MV
Geo­Names ID
2001316
Wiki­data ID
Q806929

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Banpo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բանպո”
  • Asturian: “Banpo”
  • Basque: “Banpo”
  • Bulgarian: “Банбо”
  • Catalan: “Jaciment arqueològic de Banpo”
  • Cebuano: “Banbo”
  • Chinese: “半坡”
  • Chinese: “半坡村”
  • Chinese: “半坡遗址”
  • Dutch: “Banpo”
  • Esperanto: “Bànpō”
  • Finnish: “Banpo”
  • French: “Banpo”
  • German: “Banpo-Siedlung”
  • German: “Banpocun”
  • Indonesian: “Banpo”
  • Italian: “Banpo”
  • Japanese: “半坡遺跡”
  • Korean: “반파 유적”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Banpo”
  • Norwegian: “Banpo”
  • Persian: “بانپو”
  • Polish: “Banpo”
  • Portuguese: “Banpo”
  • Russian: “Баньпо”
  • Spanish: “Banpo”
  • Spanish: “Fase Banpo”
  • Swedish: “Banpo”
  • Turkish: “Banpo”
  • Vietnamese: “Di chỉ Bán Pha”
  • Yue Chinese: “半坡遺址”

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