Qiongjidun

Qiongjidun

Qiongjidun is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Suzhou.

Qiongjidun is located on the southeastern shore of Jinji Lake within Jinji Lake Garden in Shengdun Village, Xietang, in the park area.

Before the development of the park, the mound had a dome-like shape surrounded by thick shrubbery, and it is said to be the burial site of Qiongji, the daughter of King Fuchai of Wu from over two thousand years ago during the Spring and Autumn period.

In December 1984, the Wu County Cultural Relics Management Committee excavated a brick-and-stone double-chamber tomb on the southeastern edge of Qiongjidun. Artifacts from the Song Dynasty such as an epitaph, a lozenge-shaped bronze mirror, a gold-plated bronze hairpin, and a shadow-blue cosmetic box were unearthed.

In 1986, due to the discovery of a perforated stone axe from the Neolithic Age and relics from the Song Dynasty, the mound was designated as a county-level cultural relic protection site.

In 2005, archaeological excavations by the Suzhou Museum confirmed that the mound was a prehistoric sacrificial altar used for heaven worship, with no tomb found inside. Comprehensive salvage archaeological surveys preliminarily identified it as an artificial earthen platform dating back to the Neolithic Age, specifically the Liangzhu and Songze cultures (approximately 5,000–5,500 years ago). No relics from the purported periods of King Wu or Zhang Shicheng were discovered.