Dongshan Large Stone-Covered Tomb

Dongshan Large Stone-Covered Tomb is located in Guanjia Village, Caohe Township, 9 kilometers northeast of Fengcheng County. It sits on a belt-shaped hillside and terrace at the southern end of Laoheshan Mountain, which stands at an elevation of 589.4 meters. The site covers an area of approximately 5,000 square meters, with 10 tombs distributed at the top of the hillside and 15 on the terrace below. The large stone-covered tombs…

Dongshan Large Stone-Covered Tomb

Dongshan Large Stone-Covered Tomb is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Dongshan Large Stone-Covered Tomb

Dongshan Large Stone-Covered Tomb is located in Guanjia Village, Caohe Township, 9 kilometers northeast of Fengcheng County. It sits on a belt-shaped hillside and terrace at the southern end of Laoheshan Mountain, which stands at an elevation of 589.4 meters. The site covers an area of approximately 5,000 square meters, with 10 tombs distributed at the top of the hillside and 15 on the terrace below. Some of the large stone-covered tombs are exposed above ground, while others are underground. The tombs feature stone slab roofs and walls built from stone slabs, all oriented uniformly with heads facing 20 degrees northeast. Each tomb chamber is about 2 meters long, 0.5 meters wide, and 0.3–0.4 meters deep. Burial objects are placed in a specific pattern: pottery is positioned to the right of the head, and stone tools are placed beneath the right foot. This tomb cluster was discovered and test-excavated in May 1983 by Cui Yukuan, an archaeologist from the Fengcheng County Cultural Bureau. Artifacts unearthed include pottery, stone tools, and clay jars made of fine sand mixed with mica. The inner walls of the pottery are dark brown, while the exteriors are reddish-brown or dark brown. In 1989, under the direction of Xu Yulin from the Provincial Archaeological Research Institute, a joint excavation team comprising provincial, municipal, and county experts identified the tomb cluster as dating back to the Bronze Age. This discovery has provided valuable new insights for the study of the Bronze Age culture, tomb types, and burial customs in the Dandong region.

Protected Area: A 100-meter radius centered around Tomb No. 9 at the top of Dongshan.

Construction Control Zone: Beyond the protected area, a Zone II control zone extends 50 meters east, south, and west, and 100 meters north. A Zone III control zone extends 50 meters beyond the Zone II control zone.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Liaoning Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units