Early Bronze Age archaeological culture of Northeast China (southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, western Liaoning), based on millet farming supplemented by animal husbandry and hunting. Built permanent, densely populated settlements -- population levels in the Chifeng region would not be matched again until the Liao dynasty.
No single named political successor; the region's population density and settlement pattern declined afterward and would not be matched again until the Liao dynasty over a millennium later.
Covers the Lower Xiajiadian culture in the context of Northeast China's Bronze Age.