到了，这就是神秘的半坡遗址了，大家请跟我进博物馆吧。

半坡遗址是中国黄河流域母系氏族公社村落的典型代表，半坡人生活在母系氏族社会的高度发展阶段。

半坡遗址地处西安东郊浐河东岸的第二台地上，西临浐河，与白鹿原相接，南靠终南山。6 000年前这里雨量充沛，气候温和湿润，森林茂密，水草丰盛，鱼虾颇多，是人们狩猎采集的理想之地。北边是一望无际的渭河平川，土地肥沃，是人们从事原始农业的理想去处。

半坡遗址是仰韶文化的重要遗址之一。因为它是在西安东郊半坡村附近发现的，故以半坡命名。半坡已发掘展出的有：居住区、墓葬区和制陶区三个部分。1961年被国务院公布为全国重点文物保护单位。

Here we are at the mysterious Banpo Ruins. Follow me to enter the museum，please.

Banpo Museum is located in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an，nine kilometers from the center of the city.It houses the site of a 6 000－year－old village，which belonged to a neolithic matriarchal clan community.The village was discovered in 1953 and the existing space covers a total area of 50 000 square meters.The area excavated from1954to 1957 occupies only one fifth of the total area that has been excavated.

The Banpo Ruins is one of the typical villages of a clan community discovered in the Yellow River reaches of China.The people lived in a maternal clan society at its highly developed stage.

Situated on the No.2 Terrace along the eastern bank of the Chan River，the Banpo Ruins lies by the Chan River on the east，joining the White Deer Highland with Zhongnan Mountain to the south.A－bout 6 000 years ago the place enjoyed a good climate with dense forests，abundant water and grass and was rich in fish and shrimp.It was an ideal place for gathering provisions and hunting.To the north was an expanse of the Wei River Plain with fertile soil；it was a good place for primitive farming.

The Banpo Ruins is one of the most important ruins of the Yangshao Culture in China belonging to the Neolithic Era.As the ruins were discovered near Banpo Village，in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an，hence the derivation of the name.The excavated area at Banpo Village is divided into three parts：the living quarters，the pottery making area and the burial place.The State Council listed the Banpo Ruins as one of the important cultural sites under national protection in 1961.