"Amazing Civilization Scene" Author: Li Ling / Liu Bin / Xu Hong / Tang Jigen / Gao Dalun / Idris Abduresu / Duan Qingbo / Yang Jun / Liu Rui / Cui Yong / Fan Jinshi Publisher: Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore

Introduction
"Five thousand years" has long been engraved into the genes of every Chinese, and archaeology allows us to see another China that is similar to but different from the China recorded in ancient books and documents. It may be difficult to say which one is more "real", but what is certain is that the landscape of Chinese civilization that we can see has become very wonderful and magnificent thanks to the help of archaeology. The archaeological discoveries in the 20th century have greatly enriched our understanding of Chinese history and changed the world's basic view of Chinese civilization.
The book selects ten representative archaeological sites from China's major archaeological discoveries - the Liangzhu ancient city of the Neolithic Age, the Erlitou site, which can be regarded as the earliest "China", the Anyang Yinxu of the late Shang Dynasty, the Guanghan Sanxingdui, which has cleared the fog of ancient Shu, the Xiaohe cemetery that witnessed the exchange of Chinese and Western civilizations, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, the Tomb of Haihunhou in the Han Dynasty, the Chang'an City of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Song Dynasty shipwreck Nanhai No. 1, and the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Ten archaeologists responsible for frontline exploration - Liu Bin, Xu Hong, Tang Jigen, Gao Dalun, Idris Abduresu, Duan Qingbo, Yang Jun, Liu Rui, Cui Yong, and Fan Jinshi, unveil the veil of archaeological excavation for the public from the perspective of eyewitnesses, lead readers to the site of Chinese civilization for five thousand years, and tell the excavation experience, frontier progress and stories behind the ten major archaeological discoveries in China. These sites are like "time capsules", showing the social life and cultural features of China at different stages, providing historical information independent of documents, and giving us another perspective to observe Chinese civilization.
The book is rich in pictures and texts, and tries to combine the location diagrams, cross-section diagrams and important unearthed cultural relics in the archaeological reports to restore the original environment of the scene for readers, and provide background knowledge, discovery process, extended reading, museum exhibits and other information. It transforms in-depth archaeological reports and academic research into knowledge books for ordinary readers. It can be read by readers who are interested in history, archaeology, and intend to visit the site museum.