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仰韶

Mandarin · pinyin Yǎng sháo

Yangshao, a village in Henan Province where the first site of the Yangshao culture 仰韶文化 Yǎng sháo wén huà was excavated, used metonymically to refer to the culture itself

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仰: yǎng · raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire
韶: sháo · music of the emperor Shun; beautiful

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3–2 · Yang3 shao2

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