The Banpo Neolithic Museum(chin. 半坡博物馆, pinyin: bànpō bówùguǎn) is located to the east of Xi'an City as an authentic matriarchal clan community of Yangshao Culture. Discovery on the similar sites reached more than 400, along the Central Valley, Shaanxi Plain in the Yellow River Valley.

The Yellow River Valley has always enjoyed the reputation of being the birthplace of Chinese ancient culture. This primitive society's remains is the relics of the Chinese ancient civilization.

In 1953, during the construction of Baqiao power plant, worker accidentally discovered the remains of the Banpo Village. The village covers 50,000 square meters, mainly divided into three sections: the residential section, the Pottery-making Section and the Burial section. There are excavating area of 10,000 square meters.

The discoveries include 46 house remains, 2 pigsties, 200 cellars, 174 adult tombs, 73 child's burial urns, 6 pottery kilns and many production tools and living utensils. All these depict the production and lives of Banpo ancestors 6,000 years ago during the prosperous period of the matriarchal clan society.

In 1958, the Banpo Museum, the first on-the-spot museum in china was set up based on the archaeological excavation.

Now modern citizens in fast rhythm life, always advocate for returning nature and expanding the width of the life space. While in this authentic matriarchal clan community, people can be touch by the slight breath of nature and will understand ancient peoples showing through all kinds of wisdom for subsistence, while restricted by nature. All these were the source of gestating Chinese culture.