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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  • Neighborhood
  • …is also known as “Banpo Site”
  • Description: ancient Chinese city

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fang 2nd Road and Chanhe.
Metro station
Fang 2-lu station is a station of Line 6 of the Xi'an Metro located in 's Baqiao District.
Metro station
station is a station of Line 1 of the Xi'an Metro.
Metro station
station is a cross-platform interchange…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Changlefang and Dongguannanjie.
Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, . is situated 8 km west of Banpo.
Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, . is situated 8 km west of Banpo.
Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, . is situated 9 km west of Banpo.
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Latitude
34.27678° or 34° 16′ 36″ north
Longitude
109.05131° or 109° 3′ 5″ east
Open location code
8P6F73G2+PG
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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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”

Localities in the Area

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