According to Huanqiu, the Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture that flourished in the Liao River basin some 5,000-plus years ago, known for refined jade and large ritual sites. Recent digs further confirmed the structure of features and unearthed items.

Archaeologists see the Hongshan culture as offering important clues to understanding the organization of early society and its systems of belief and ritual. The forms and arrangement of jade artifacts hint at the social hierarchy and spiritual world of the time.

The significance lies beyond single finds—in filling out a 'chain of evidence' linking different sites and periods. The work of verifying civilization's origins with physical remains keeps accumulating.

Excavation, preservation and research must proceed together. Preventing damage to sites while systematically recording and disclosing data is cited as the future crux.

Hwagyo Sibo reports cultural heritage by the lens of shared human memory, not any particular narrative. Traces of ancient civilization are human footprints stretching beyond today's borders. We record the facts of excavation plainly.