It dates to around 7500–6100 BC,[1] and was roughly contemporaneous with the Peiligang culture to the north.

[2] Another important site is Bashidang, also in Li County, belonging to the late stage of the Pengtoushan culture.

[3] At later stages, pots containing grains of rice were also dated to approximately 5800 BC.

[4] By 4000 BC, evidence of rice domestication in the region is abundant in the form of bone and wooden spades, as well as pottery.

Large amounts of rice grains have also been found at Bashidang.