Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c16.s1.t4.11

v2.c16.s1.t4.11

At the Harappan Gallery, among relics of the Indus Valley Civilisation, there are many red potteries that are painted with various patterns. Fish is a popular pattern, and similar to the basin unearthed at Banpo Village, China. In pre-historic time, it was unlikely that there was any cultural exchange between China and India, but this object at least indicates, peoples living along the Indus River and the Yellow River all took fish a favorite food, and as Zhao Guohua alleged, all had a kind of worship for fish. It also holds some religious articles from Tibet, China.