The Tanjiawan Site

The Tanjiawan Site

The Tanjiawan Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tanjiawan Site is located 10 meters west of Tanjiawan in Xinchun Village, Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province.

The site covers an area of approximately 87,500 square meters, with the surface soil layer at its center being about 1 meter thick and the cultural layer around 1.5 meters thick. The cultural layer of the site is about 1.2 meters thick and is divided into three layers. The middle and lower layers are extremely rich in cultural content, containing more organic matter and featuring loose, dark black soil. When a longitudinal waterway was dug in the northwest part of the site, two antler-carved tools were discovered, along with pottery fragments such as cauldrons, jars, basins, cups, and bean-shaped vessels, as well as numerous remains of elk and water buffalo. The cultural characteristics belong to the Majiabang culture type of the Neolithic Age.

In 2006, the Tanjiawan Site was included in the sixth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council as an ancient site from the Neolithic period.

Further reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units