Old City

Old City     Located 18 kilometers northeast of Lixin County, on the eastern bank of the Qian River. The site stretches 1.25 kilometers from east to west and 1.5 kilometers from north to south. Surface remains at the site include Han Dynasty artifacts such as gray pottery four-part cloud-patterned roof tiles, rope-patterned plain tiles, geometric hollow bricks embossed with diamond patterns, and square-edge patterned bricks. Outside the city site, a large-scale Han Dynasty brick and stone tomb was discovered. The stone gate of the tomb is carved with a vermilion bird design and a ring-pull door knockers. Locally, there is a widely circulated folk saying: “The King of Yue resided in Old City, where seventy-two wells once stood. The Fallen Star Bridge, the Imperial Garden, the Gratitude Temple—coffins carried out through four gates mark the death of the King of Yue.” To the east lies Dajiangwan, to the south is Yunmeng Mountain, to the west is the Yunliang River, and to the north is Laolongtan.