Aobao Mountain Site

Aobao Mountain Site

Aobao Mountain Site is a cultural relic protection unit of Jilin Province.

Aobao Mountain Site

Batch and publication date: Second batch, April 20, 1981

Address: North of Xinglongshan Town, Tongyu County

Era: Neolithic Age

Category: Ancient site

Managing authority: Tongyu County Cultural Relics Management Office

Open to public: No

Aobao Mountain Site is roughly oriented from southwest to northeast, stretching about 450 meters from east to west, 250 meters from north to south, and about 10 meters in height. The cultural relics mainly include pottery fragments, stone tools, jade ornaments, clamshell decorations, as well as bones of rabbits, birds, and fish. Wind erosion has exposed 13 residential sites and two ash pits. Near the residential sites, two pottery human head figurines were collected. These are cultural remains from the Neolithic period.

Xinglongshan Town: I. Natural Conditions

Xinglongshan Town is located in the western part of Tongyu County, 65 kilometers from the county seat. It borders Tongfa Pasture to the west, connects with the national nature reserve Xianghai to the north, neighbors Tuanjie Township to the south, and is adjacent to Wulanhua Town to the east. It is one of the larger market towns in western Jilin Province. The town covers a total area of 66,000 hectares, including 17,000 hectares of arable land, 19,000 hectares of grassland, 21,000 hectares of forested land, and 9,000 hectares of other land uses. The total population of the town is 18,100, of which 14,800 are agricultural residents and 3,300 live in the town area... Detailed information about Xinglongshan Town++

Further reading:

· Fourth batch of cultural relic protection units in Liaoning Province