Xing Long Wa culture, named after the excavation of the same site in Ao Han Banner, Inner Mongolia, mainly distributes in southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Liao Ning province.This culture dates 8200-7600BP。According to the results of archaeological excavations and surveys,the settlement pattern of Xing Long Wa culture could be divided into two types.One was surrounded by a ditch, including the first period site of Xing Long Wa,Bai Yin Chang Han ,Bei Cheng Zi site and so on.Another type such as Cha Hai site,Xing Long Gou and Nan Tai Zi site etc,wasn’t. All houses were semi-subterranean architecure, arranged in rows.Usually,the biggest bouse was located in th e central position,and the ditch had both protecting and demarcating functio ns.It’s certain that hunting-gathering economy was one of the important elements det ermining the settlement pattern of Xing Long Wa culture,which was inherited by Z hao Bao Gou culture,and changed in Hong Shan culture.
