The Hake Site

The Hake Site

The Hake Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Located in the northern part of Hake Town, Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, about 28 kilometers from the city center, the Hake Site is a Neolithic settlement site from China's primitive society in the northern region. It predates slightly the Hemudu Culture of the Yangtze River Basin, the Yangshao Culture of the Yellow River Basin, and the Hongshan Culture of the Liao River Basin, dating back between 7,000 and 5,000 years. Discovered in 1985, it has now been named the “Hake Culture,” providing valuable evidence for the theory of multiple origins of Chinese civilization. In September 2008, the Hailar District Committee and District Government decided to build the Hake Site Museum on the site to preserve the original state of the archaeological site excavated by experts from the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and to showcase the Hake Site. The Hake Site Museum has a total construction area of 1,500 square meters and is divided into five sections, with the lobby and three exhibition halls surrounding the site. Stone arrowheads are the iconic artifacts of the museum and also the main theme of its displays, recreating scenes of the lives and production activities of the early inhabitants of the Hulunbuir Grassland. In May 2013, it was announced by the State Council as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units