Yang-shao

or Yang Shao

[ yahng-shou ]

/ ˈyɑŋˈʃaʊ /

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adjective Archaeology.

of or designating a Neolithic culture of N China c5000–3000 b.c., characterized by dwellings with sunken floors, domestication of the pig, and a fine handmade pottery painted mainly in geometric designs of spirals and circles.

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Origin of Yang-shao

After the type site at the village of Yang-shao (Chinese Yǎngsháo cūn), western Henan, excavated in 1921

Words nearby Yang-shao

yang, Yang Chen Ning, Yangon, Yangquan, Yang Shangkun, Yang-shao, yang tao, Yangtze, Yangtze River, Yangtze Valley fever, Yangzhou

How to use Yang-shao in a sentence

As reparation, the court ordered $563 to be paid out to Yang and required the clinic to post an apology on its website.
China’s Electroshock Gay-Conversion Case|Nina Strochlic|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The WHO has agreed to meet with Yang and a number of Chinese NGOs to discuss a broader ruling on the practice.
China’s Electroshock Gay-Conversion Case|Nina Strochlic|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At that point, I knew I had found the yang to my unfolding story.
What Are We Protecting with Gun Laws?|Jessica Solce|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You just have to find that yin of decency and locate the gestures and words that smother the yang of fear.
Why the Border Bigots Are Beating Obama|Michael Tomasky|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An email sent to Yang, whose public record lists her as “president” of the church, was not returned.
Is This The Scariest Doomsday Sect in China?|Brendon Hong|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other day Mr. Yang Yu received a letter from the Viceroy, asking him to plant the tree before he left the country.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897|Various
During these fifteen years the power of the duke sank lower and lower, and the Chi was menaced by his minister Yang Huo.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
When he was in Ch'i, for three months after hearing the Shao played, the Master knew not the taste of flesh.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
K'uang is said to have been a small state near Lu which had been oppressed by Yang Huo.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
Po-yi and Shu-ch'i starved at the foot of Shou-yang, and to this day the people still praise them.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius