Bijia Mountain and Longshan Tomb Complex

Bijia Mountain and Longshan Tomb Complex

Bijia Mountain and Longshan Tomb Complex is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Bijia Mountain and Longshan Tomb Complex (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods

Announcement Date: August 29, 1997

Located in Lantian, Niba, Gucheng, Shijiao, and other villages of Ancheng Town. Divided into two major areas. The Longshan burial mound complex covers an area of about 3 square kilometers, distributed across mountain ridges, slopes, and farmland, with a total of over 300 mounds of varying sizes—the largest having a base diameter of 100 meters, while the smallest is less than 10 meters. In 1998, one Spring and Autumn period tomb was excavated, yielding artifacts such as hard pottery jars with rice-sieve patterns, vein-of-leaf patterns, and checkered patterns, as well as proto-porcelain bowls. Additionally, fragments of Western Han glazed pottery ding, jars, and pots were collected. The Bijia Mountain burial mound complex spans approximately 2.5 square kilometers, distributed along the mountain ridges and slopes, with a total of over 100 mounds. The mounds have base diameters of 10–50 meters and heights of 2–15 meters, appearing mound-shaped from the outside. Artifacts collected include hard pottery bottles and jars with woven, rice-sieve, and checkered patterns, as well as proto-porcelain gui and bowls. The Bijia Mountain and Longshan burial mound complexes in Anji represent one of the densest areas of burial mounds in Zhejiang, providing rich physical evidence for the study of Wu, Yue, and Chu cultures and their intermingling.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units