展示了中国远古人类从第一堆圣火到中华文明的曙光初照。以山西具有代表性的旧、新石器时代遗址出土遗物，揭示了远古人类的生存和发展，以及文明和国家的形成过程。晋南地区出土彩陶上的花卉图案，当与中华之“华”有直接渊源;陶寺遗址出土的龙盘、特磬和土鼓等大量精美文物，显示了中华古国的恢宏气度，观象台复原场景让我们亲身体会古人对天文的精妙观察和解释。

　　The Cradle of Civilization shows the process of ancient Chinese from the first scared fire to the dawn of civilization. The cultural relics, unearthed from the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages and representative of the local history, reveal the existence and development of ancient men, and the formation of civilization and state power. The flower patterns in the ancient painted pottery unearthed from southern Shanxi have direct relations with the origin of the word China. Exquisite cultural relics unearthed from the Taosi site such as the plate with dragon design, chime bells and drums, etc. demonstrate the extensive tolerance and magnanimity of the ancient Chinese state. Standing in front of the restored observatory, we will experience the subtle observation and interpretation of astronomy on the part of the ancient Chinese.