Banpo Neolithic Village Museum Banpo Neolithic Village Museum gets its name from the remains of Banpo village which is loaacted east of Xian . The remains were discovered in 1953. The village was inhabited from about 4500 B.C. to 3750 B.C. The museum was constructed in 1958. When you enter the museum, there are the hall containing the ruins, the cultural relics, and also the clay cave ruins. A Banpo Lady Statue on the rock in the garden pond has a physical resemblance to the early Banpo people. Source = BeijingTours.Com