| 新石器 | Xīn shí qì | Neolithic |  |
| 新石器时代 | Xīn shí qì Shí dài | Neolithic Era | |
| 半坡 | Bàn pō | Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 | |
| 河姆渡 | Hé mǔ dù | Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC | |
| 良渚 | Liáng zhǔ | Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta | |
| 黑陶 | hēi táo | black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture) | |
| 仰韶文化 | Yǎng sháo wén huà | Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery |  |
| 半坡遗址 | Bàn pō yí zhǐ | Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 | |
| 河姆渡遗址 | Hé mǔ dù yí zhǐ | Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江|长江 / in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC | |
| 良渚文化 | Liáng zhǔ wén huà | Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta | |
| 大汶口文化 | dà wèn kǒu wén huà | Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] | |
| 齐家文化 | Qí jiā wén huà | Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[He2 xi1 Zou3 lang2] c. 2000 BC | |
