The Chinese fondness for the tortoise can be traced back at least 4500 years to the Neolithic era. Artifacts of the Yangshao Culture unearthed in Henan Province in mainland China have depictions of tortoises.
說起中國人對烏龜的喜愛，可以遠溯四千五百多年前的新石器時代，河南省出土的仰韶文物上，已有龜紋圖案。