Red indicates links to information regarding a particular historic period Not all Neolithic Cultures worked jade only the ones in Red above 　 Neolithic period  (ca. 6000-1600 BC) ca.6000 BC: Xinglongwa culture ca.4700-2500 BC: Hongshan culture                            ca. 4500-4000 BC: Zhaobaogou culture ca. 4500-4000 BC: ChaHai culture ca. 3000-1500 BC: Yangshao culture                                ca. 4500-2500 BC: Dawenkou culture ca. 2500-1700 BC: Longshan culture ca. 5000-4500 BC: Hemudu culture ca. 5000-4000 BC: Majiabang culture                             ca. 4000-3000 BC: Songze culture ca. 3000-2000 BC: Liangzhu culture                                       ca. 4000-3300 BC: Daxi culture ca. 2500-2000 BC: Shijiahe culture ca. 3000-2000 BC: Shixia culture ca. 2000-1600 BC: Erlitou period  and  XIA Dynastic Era ( 1600 BC - 1911 AD) ca. 1600-1050 BC: Shang Dynasty ca. 1050-771 BC: Western Zhou period 770-221 BC: Eastern Zhou period 770-475 BC: Spring and Autumn Period 475-221 BC: Warring States Period 221-206 BC: Qin Dynasty 206 BC- AD 220: Han Dynasty 265-589: Six Dynasties 589-618: Sui Dynasty 618-906: Tang Dynasty 960-1279: Song Dynasty 1279-1368: Yuan Dynasty 1368-1644: Ming Dynasty 1644-1911: Ching (Qing) Dynasty 1911-1949: The Republic of China 1949- The People's Republic of China 　         　 　 　 　 　 　 　   A time Chart of Neolithic Cultures that once inhabited  China

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