On October 8, the work promotion meeting of the centenary conference of Yangshao cultural discovery and the birth of Chinese modern archaeology was held, and the activity schedule of the centenary conference of Yangshao cultural discovery and the birth of Chinese modern archaeology was printed and distributed. The commemorative conference is scheduled to be held in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province from October 17 to 20, 2021. The activities are diverse and colorful.

This year coincides with the centenary of the discovery of Yangshao culture and the centenary of the birth of modern Chinese archaeology. *** Demonstrate Chinese civilization, strengthen cultural confidence, and provide solid cultural conditions and strong public opinion support for telling Chinese stories, inheriting Chinese culture, highlighting Chinese spirit and improving China's image.

It is reported that this commemorative conference is jointly sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the State Administration of cultural relics and the people's Government of Henan Province, and jointly organized by the Chinese archaeological society, the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Publicity Department of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee, the Henan Provincial Department of culture and tourism, the Henan Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, the CPC Sanmenxia Municipal Committee and the Sanmenxia Municipal People's government. The commemorative conference adheres to the combination of online and offline, and expands the application of new technologies and new media in the conference in accordance with the working principle of "high specification, small scale, re promotion and deep influence" and the working requirements of "highlighting the theme, freshness and simplicity, and being responsible".

According to the person in charge of the event, this commemorative meeting is divided into main activities and sub activities. The main activities include the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Yangshao culture and the birth of Chinese modern archaeology and the third Chinese Archaeology conference. The sub activities include the opening ceremony of Yangshao village archaeological site park and the issuing ceremony of the stamp album commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Yangshao culture, the keynote speech of the third China archaeological conference, the group forum of each special committee, the new archaeological discoveries and achievements exhibition and observation activities in Sanmenxia City, etc.

It is noteworthy that the group forum activities of each special committee will involve many emerging fields, such as underwater archaeology, digital archaeology, animal and plant Archaeology and so on. In the meantime, some experts will also go deep into communities and schools in our city and hold many open archaeological classes to interact with the public. The commemorative meeting was reported all day on October 16, and the third board meeting of the seventh session of the Chinese Archaeological Society was held in the evening.