Temple Lake Tai Po Shan Site

Temple Lake Tai Po Shan Site

Tai Po Shan Site

Located in Sìxiàhú Village, Gǔshān Town, Yǒngkāng City, the existing site covers an area of over 8,000 square meters. Collected specimens at the site include round stone balls with signs of flaking and grinding, blunt rectangular stone rubbing sticks, stone hammers, stone axes, and pottery charcoal fragments. Through on-site investigation by archaeological experts and preliminary analysis of the collected samples, the site has been identified as an early Neolithic site, belonging to the "Shangshan Culture" type. It is also one of the highest-altitude early Neolithic sites discovered so far in central Zhejiang, holding high historical and scientific value.

Gǔshān Town: Gǔshān Town is located in the eastern part of Yǒngkāng, with Provincial Highway 03 running through it, offering convenient transportation and a prime location. The town covers an area of 108.63 square kilometers, encompassing 4 management areas, 94 administrative villages, 4 residential communities, and a resident population of 67,900. Gǔshān Town is a place of remarkable talent and a long history, serving as an important birthplace of Yǒngkāng’s hardware manufacturing industry. It boasts rich cultural resources in the form of notable figures, folklore, and historic sites, and is the hometown of historical personalities such as Chén Liàng, Hú Zé, Wú Jiàngxuě, and Chéng Zhèngyì. The reform and opening-up policy has injected vibrant vitality into the ancient town. After nearly two decades of development, our town now... For more detailed information about Gǔshān Town ++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units