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龍山文化

简龙山文化 · 繁龍山文化

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng shān wén huà

Longshan culture
black pottery culture

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龍: Look up this written character
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–1–2–4 · Long2 shan1 wen2 hua4

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(archaeology) the neolithic Longshan culture along the Yellow River, named for its type site

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