good to meet you, too. at erlitou, zhao haitao. those lines — what are they?sible that erlitou was the capital but everything you've described it feels like it's on a par with the first true dynasty of ancient china. 0ne object discovered inside a royal tomb at erlitou is so special that it's been brought all the way this isjust pure magic. it's like a mirage that's emerging somehow from the mists of time. a ridge forming its nose — quite a bulbous nose — at the end, and on either side, that is curling, twisting. there's a really slithering quality to this. xu hong was formerly field leader of archaeological excavation at erlitou. of unearthing this dragon. is the bronze bell found lying next to it. scholars now believe that the dragon and held upright by a priest during rituals. this important artefact is made from more than 2,000 pieces in china, dragons are associated not with fire but with water. and i can't help thinking of the yellow river it's undulating, much like a river travelling through the landscape. and ijust wonder whether that's an additional l