another indication for a specifically southern origin of some elements of chinese neolithic. knotted rope mnemonics are a se asian innovation.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Legend says Yandi with human body and cow head matured near Jiang River, adopting it as surname." Hua Mountain is in Shaanxi's Shang County near Jiang River. Zhang Shu of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) says in his Family Names chapter in Family Origins: "...
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(1) Time Gap between Shennongshi and agricultural origin
    Based on ancient records and archaeological data, the Shennongshi period is in the 8000 year-old Middle Neolithic, but rice cultivation is believed to have started 10000-15000 years ago. 12000 year-old rice remains in Yuchanyan site Dao County, Hunan, clearly show a gap between Shennongshi period and primitive agriculture.
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    Besides cultivation, primitive agriculture broadly includes livestock, poultry, fish, pottery, spinning, weaving, etc., that slowly grew via historical transformation Husbandry began when wild cattle, sheep, chicken, ducks, etc., captured for sacrifice or later food began breeding. Fish farms began after observing ponds, lakes and rivers for water fauna and flora. Similarly, pottery began for cooking grain, while spinning and weaving were inspired from collecting hemp or silkworms. Zhuang Zi says: "<b>At that time, Shennongshi taught people to record events using knots on ropes, </b>eat good food, make beautiful clothes, pursue good habits, live in safe places, keep good ties with nearby countries but minding ones own business. In Shennongshi period, people farmed for food, wove clothes and lived harmoniously with deer, virtue at its highest level." This food, clothing and habitat represent broad agricultural growth, the 8000 year-old middle Shennongshi period explaining its time gap and primitive agriculture. link <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Legend says Yandi with human body and cow head matured near Jiang River, adopting it as surname." Hua Mountain is in Shaanxi's Shang County near Jiang River. Zhang Shu of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) says in his Family Names chapter in Family Origins: "...
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(1) Time Gap between Shennongshi and agricultural origin
    Based on ancient records and archaeological data, the Shennongshi period is in the 8000 year-old Middle Neolithic, but rice cultivation is believed to have started 10000-15000 years ago. 12000 year-old rice remains in Yuchanyan site Dao County, Hunan, clearly show a gap between Shennongshi period and primitive agriculture.
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    Besides cultivation, primitive agriculture broadly includes livestock, poultry, fish, pottery, spinning, weaving, etc., that slowly grew via historical transformation Husbandry began when wild cattle, sheep, chicken, ducks, etc., captured for sacrifice or later food began breeding. Fish farms began after observing ponds, lakes and rivers for water fauna and flora. Similarly, pottery began for cooking grain, while spinning and weaving were inspired from collecting hemp or silkworms. Zhuang Zi says: "<b>At that time, Shennongshi taught people to record events using knots on ropes, </b>eat good food, make beautiful clothes, pursue good habits, live in safe places, keep good ties with nearby countries but minding ones own business. In Shennongshi period, people farmed for food, wove clothes and lived harmoniously with deer, virtue at its highest level." This food, clothing and habitat represent broad agricultural growth, the 8000 year-old middle Shennongshi period explaining its time gap and primitive agriculture. link <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->