Large-scale Qin and Han Dynasty Palace Ruins in Wanjia, Suizhong

Large-scale Qin and Han Dynasty Palace Ruins in Wanjia, Suizhong

The large-scale Qin and Han Dynasty palace ruins in Wanjia, Suizhong are a cultural heritage site protected at the Liaoning Provincial level.

The large-scale Qin and Han Dynasty palace ruins in Wanjia, Suizhong are located in Wanjia Township, Suizhong County, Jinzhou City, adjacent to the Bohai Sea coast. Two key protected heritage sites have been initially identified:

The first is the Shibaodi Qin Shi Huang "?? Stone Official" architectural complex ruins, located on the southern seashore of Qiangzili Xitou Village, stretching over 600 meters from north to south and more than 300 meters from east to west. It has rectangular rammed-earth foundation walls resembling fences, with rammed-earth platform bases arranged in a chessboard-like pattern. In the central southern area sits a tall square rammed-earth platform base, upon which the main architectural complex was built, directly facing the "Jiangnü Tomb" reef in the sea. The surface of the rammed-earth architectural ruins includes massive building components such as large kui-pattern roof tiles and hollow brick steps that fell from the roof and walls.

The second is the Heishantou Wanghai (Sea-Viewing) ruins, located at the Nanhaitou (South Sea Head) of Hejia Village, two kilometers east of Jieshi Palace. It spans 50 meters from east to west and 40 meters from north to south. The site consists of three layers of front and rear palace buildings and corridors, with rows of column bases and storage pits inside. In the southern sea are two facing reefs known as the "Dragon Gate Stones." The second terrace on the western side of the sea head near Zhoujia Village is a Bronze Age cultural site dating back 3,000 years.

Within the vicinity of Jieshi Palace, there are related ruins including: the Zhi’maowan sea head terrace 750 meters east of Jieshi Palace; the Yangjia Village Nanwazi site 500 meters south and 1 kilometer north of the palace; another site 1 kilometer south of Zhoujia Village; and the Jinsitun East site 5 kilometers away.

This was the palace complex built by Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han during their eastern tours to Jieshi. It is the best-preserved large-scale palace ruins complex from the Qin and Han periods known to date, and should be permanently protected as a commemorative structure from the earliest period of formation of a unified multi-ethnic nation.

Protected area: For Jieshi Palace, the northern boundary extends 620 meters from the southern wall base of the ruins to the north of Qiangzili Village, and the southern boundary reaches approximately 500 meters to the Jiangnü Tomb reef. The eastern boundary spans 500 meters from Qianggou West to the coastal defense forest. For Heishantou, the northern boundary extends 100 meters from the southern cliff to the Shuichonggou East, and the western boundary is 45 meters. The southern boundary reaches the line of the "Longmen" reef in the sea, and the eastern and western boundaries stretch 160 meters from the eastern sea cliff to the western sea cliff. The ruins near the four villages—Zhi’maowan, Yangjia Wazi, Zhoujia, and Jinsitun—are also included within the protected area.

Construction control zone: From the eastern shore of Zhi’maowan extending 100 meters westward to 100 meters west of the Heishantou sea cliff; from the southern sea area along the line of Hongshi Cliff, Jiangnü Tomb, and Longmen Reef, extending 100 meters southward, and reaching the Jinsiriver north of Zhoujia and Jinsitun Villages.

Further reading:

· Third Batch of Liaoning Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units