Banpo Neolithic Village Xi'an - 2008

45. Banpo Village Site

Over the next 3000 years, the descendants of the Banpo people founded new villages, began to build cities, used jade, bronze, and copper, and increased their skills in agriculture. The first dynasty (or unified government) was called the Xia and lasted from approximately 2200 B.C. to 1700 B.C. Life changed more rapidly after that time.