November
27
/ 2021
A thriving metropolis often referred to as “China’s Venice of the Stone Age” was mysteriously abandoned in approximately 2300 BC, leading to the extinction of China’s ancient Liangzhu culture. Now, a new analysis appearing in the journal Science Advances has finally revealed the truth about the catastrophic event that forced the people of the city of Liangzhu into permanent exile. Unmistakable geological evidence has shown that the region of eastern China, where the city was located, experienced heavy flooding caused by an unusually intense monsoon sometime between 4,345 and 4,324 years ago. The flooding associated with this storm would have been so overwhelming that the residents of Liangzhu and the surrounding area would have had no choice but to flee
