Dagong Mountain – Fenghuang Mountain Copper Mine Site

Dagong Mountain – Fenghuang Mountain Copper Mine Site

The Dagong Mountain – Fenghuang Mountain Copper Mine Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Dagong Mountain – Fenghuang Mountain Copper Mine Site is located in Nanling County and Tongling City in eastern China’s Anhui Province. It is a copper mine and smelting site dating from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, spanning the period from the 11th century BC to 1279 AD.

The Dagong Mountain – Fenghuang Mountain Copper Mine Site was discovered in 1984, and the total area of the site is approximately 600 square kilometers. Nearly 100 smelting and mining sites have been found within the site area. Among them, four sites contain important relics such as vertical furnaces for copper smelting from the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods, underground mining sites from the Han and Tang dynasties, ore roasting kilns and circular copper smelting pits from the Tang and Song dynasties. A large number of artifacts have been unearthed, including copper matte ingots, copperware, ironware, and pottery.

The discovery of the Dagong Mountain – Fenghuang Mountain Copper Mine Site is of great academic significance. It not only provides important clues and physical evidence for locating the historically renowned “Danyang Copper” production site in China, but also offers rich material for exploring the origin and development of the Bronze Age civilization in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, studying the historical advancement of ancient Chinese mining and metallurgical technologies, and understanding the socio-economic history of the time. (National Cultural Heritage Administration)

(1) Tongjing Mountain Ancient Copper Mine Site.

Protected Area: East to 20 meters east of No. 11 Mine Shaft, west to 20 meters west of No. 21 Mine Shaft, south to 20 meters south of No. 1 Mine Shaft, north to 20 meters north of No. 30 Mine Shaft; 5 meters beyond the slag heap at Xinfang; 5 meters beyond the slag heap at Xiaolingtou.

Construction Control Zone: 30 meters beyond the protected area on the east, west, south, and north sides.

(2) Luojiacun Large Slag Heap.

Protected Area: Within 10 meters outside the cultural relic itself, east to the small bridge at the east of the village, south to the edge of the road at the village entrance, west to the side of Tongdu Avenue, north to the wall of Shunda Gas Station.

Construction Control Zone: 30 meters beyond the protected area on all sides.

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units