Wantaing Ancient Cultural Site

Wantaing Ancient Cultural Site

Wantaing Ancient Cultural Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

Wantaing Ancient Cultural Site [Wantaing Group, Quanxi Village, Tangquan Subdistrict, Zhou District Cultural Relics Protection Unit] covers an area of about 1,100 square meters, with a height of approximately 10 meters and a cultural layer about 5 meters thick. It was discovered and excavated in 1982. Artifacts include sand-tempered red pottery shards, polished black-slip gray pottery shards, and geometric impressed pottery shards. The main vessel types are li (tripod cauldron), ding (?), basin, jar, bowl, and dou (food vessel). Ground stone tools include adzes, axes, and small trapezoidal perforated whetstones. These relics belong to the Zhou culture. In 1983, it was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit, and in 2002, it was listed as a district-level cultural relics protection unit.

Tangquan Subdistrict: The administrative area of Tangquan Subdistrict Office covers 109 square kilometers, with a population of 33,500, managing 9 neighborhood committees and 5 village committees.

Tangquan Town is located in the northwest of Pukou District. To the south lies Laoshan Mountain, bordering the Laoshan Forest Farm; to the north is the Chu River, adjacent to Chuzhou City, Anhui Province; to the west is Tangquan Farm; to the southwest it borders Xingdian Town, and to the northeast it connects with Yongning Town. Both National Highway 312 and the Jiangxingqiao Line pass through the town. The town covers a total area of 45 square kilometers, with a population of 21,000. It is well known for its hot springs and nursery gardens, boasting “a ten-mile hot spring belt, a hundred-acre Jiulong Lake, thousand-year-old ginkgo trees, and tens of thousands of white…” More detailed information on Tangquan Subdistrict ++