The Shanxi Museum and Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology (Shanxi Archaeological Museum) have selected 51 exhibits from their collection of unearthed cultural relics, mainly consisting of jade and stone artifacts from the 2000 BC period unearthed from the Bicun and Qingliang Temple sites in Shanxi, as well as a small number of jade and bronze artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties around the 1000 BC period, showcasing the development of early Chinese jade culture. The Qingliang Temple Site located in Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province and the Bicun Site located in Xing County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province are important prehistoric cultural relics located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, dating back about 4000 years. They have won the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 2004 and 2022, and are key prehistoric settlement relics reflecting the origin of Chinese civilization and early national development in China. The Bicun Site is the largest prehistoric stone city site discovered on the east bank of the Jin Shan Grand Canyon on the Yellow River. It has dual city walls and a tight urban defense system, providing key materials for interpreting the political structure and civilization forms of the Jin Shan Yellow River region. The Ruicheng Qingliang Temple Site is one of the largest prehistoric burial sites discovered in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, with over 200 jade artifacts such as jade bi, jade yue, and jade cong unearthed, which is of great significance for studying the dissemination route of early Chinese jade culture. (New Society)