Jinjidun Site

Jinjidun Site

The Jinjidun Site is a cultural heritage conservation unit of Suzhou City.

The Jinjidun Site is located about two li west of Tiger Hill, to the south of Wugengshang in Fanrong Village, Changqing Township (now defunct), and borders Baiyangwan to the south. Historically known as Jinji Dun or Jinji Tomb, historical records state that a concubine of Zhang Shicheng was buried here.

In 1956, during the Jiangsu Provincial cultural relics survey, the remains of Jinjidun were discovered. On October 22, a preliminary survey reported it to be roughly 170 meters from north to south and 400 meters from east to west, with its highest point about 15 meters above the ground. As a significant archaeological discovery, the magazine Cultural Relics Reference Materials published a report in its December 1956 issue.

In 1957, during a follow-up cultural relics inspection, the site was measured to be approximately 75 meters from north to south, 95.5 meters from east to west, covering an area of about 7,000 square meters, and standing about 9.2 meters above the ground. Artifacts collected included perforated stone knives, shouldered stone axes, coarse red pottery with sand inclusions, gray clay tripod legs, and fragments of red clay pottery from the Songze culture. Decorative patterns included cord marks, mat patterns, and woven designs. The site has later burials from the Western Han Dynasty through the Six Dynasties, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing periods layered over it, with the surface currently being farmland.