Hsin-Tien
Hsin-Tien
a late Neolithic archaeological culture that flourished in western Kansu Province in northwestern China. One of the painted pottery cultures, Hsin-tien replaced the Ch’ich’ia culture, although the two apparently were not genetically linked. The primary occupations of the population were land cultivation and the raising of hogs and cattle. Traces of a copper-smelting works have been found. Hsin-tien apparently existed at the time of the Yin and early Chou dynasties in the Huang Ho Valley.