Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site

Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site

The Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site

Dating back to the Bronze Age and located in Dabao Town, the Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site sits on the saddle-shaped ridge and eastern slopes of the Western Mountain in Lujia Gou Village, Wuzhuang Township, Fengcheng City. The site stretches 200 meters from north to south along the mountain ridge and extends 80 meters from east to west across the slopes. To the north lies a stretch of rolling hills, while the east, south, and west are open valley plains; 400 meters to the west is the Badao River. Between the Badao River and the Western Mountain lies a county-level road connecting Fengcheng to Liujiahe Township. At the southern foot of the Western Mountain, there is an ancient path that once served as a major transportation route. The surface of the site is scattered with a large number of pottery fragments and various stone tools. In addition to these artifacts found on the surface, a thick cultural layer of over 60 centimeters was discovered in the soil strata of the eastern hillside, containing numerous pottery shards and stone implements. Over 200 pottery fragments have been collected from the site, including bowls, spinning whorls, rims, handles, and bases, as well as more than 10 various stone tools. The pottery pieces vary in type—including sand-tempered black pottery, sand-tempered red pottery, sand-tempered black-brown, and sand-tempered red-brown—along with a small amount of talc powder. Pottery forms include pots, jars, dou (bean-shaped vessels), and spinning whorls. The pottery unearthed and collected at the Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site is relatively coarse in texture, with generally unrefined craftsmanship and mostly undecorated surfaces. Only one fragment was found featuring incised wave patterns. Stone tools discovered at the site include axes, knives, arrowheads, ring-shaped stones, and scrapers. The Lujia Gou Western Mountain Site is the largest and richest in artifacts among the Neolithic sites found in the Fengcheng area, and it holds significant importance for studying the early human history of the eastern Liaodong region.