A chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
The Erligang culture was centered in the Yellow River valley. Erligang was the first archaeological culture in China to show widespread use of bronze vessel castings. In its early years, the culture suddenly expanded rapidly, reaching the Yangtze River, as evidenced by the largesite at Panlongcheng in Hubei.
Yellow River Civilization. The Yellow River (Huang He) Civilization was the first great civilization to develop in China. Around 7,000 BC, people settled in the lands surrounding the Yellow River. The region became a center of culture, and China's first villages were founded there.