The Feijiahe culture has been usually dated as beginning around 1300 BC,[a] existing mostly simultaneously with the Late Shang state which was centered at Yinxu.

However, Panlongcheng's connections to the Central Plains waned from around 1300 BC, allowing smaller, local sites such as those associated with the Feijiahe culture to grow.

[3] The Feijiahe culture was marked by a "flourishing bronze industry" which produced ding cauldrons, nao bells, zun, and possibly you vessels.

[6] As a result, bronze objects of the region including those of the Feijiahe culture are difficult to date, as they are often found in relative isolation.

[10] However, bronze remained a scarce commodity for the culture; in contrast, pottery was produced in much greater numbers and played a much more important role.

[12] Tonggushan remained occupied into the late Shang dynasty and became largely localized as well as fully integrated into the Feijiahe culture;[2] it was abandoned around the same time of Panlongcheng's final demise,[14] around 1200 BC.

[4] Overall, Tonggushan appears to have influenced several nearby sites and led to a continued small-scale bronze production after the regional demise of the Erligang culture.

[1] The sites of the Feijiahe culture probably received raw materials from the mining centers of Tonglushan and Tongling located further south.