Eastern Zhou Tombs

Eastern Zhou Tombs

The Eastern Zhou Tombs are a cultural tourism attraction.

The Eastern Zhou Tombs are located at Lizhou'ao in Shuikou Township, approximately 7 kilometers from Jing’an County. Discovered in December 2006, the site contains a total of 47 coffins arranged in an orderly formation, with multiple coffins in a single pit. Preliminary archaeological investigations identified the tombs as dating back to the pre-Qin period, over 2,500 years ago. The scale of the Lizhou'ao burial complex is considered extremely rare in the history of archaeological excavations and has been listed as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries of 2007 by the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The subsequently built Eastern Zhou Tombs Museum has officially opened to the public free of charge. Nearly a thousand cultural relics have been unearthed from the tombs, including several national treasure-level artifacts, three of which have been hailed as “the finest in the world.” Zhang Zhongpei, former director of the Palace Museum in Beijing, stated that the unearthed bamboo mat is the oldest and best-preserved bamboo mat ever discovered in Chinese archaeology, referring to it as the “finest mat in the world.” Among the coffins, experts also found a 66-centimeter-long sword with exquisitely crafted hilt and scabbard — the earliest such sword ever discovered in China’s archaeological history, earning it the title of “finest sword in the world.” During the excavation and cleaning process, a bamboo fan referred to by experts as a “biànmiàn” was also unearthed. The biànmiàn (bamboo fan) is shaped like a kitchen knife. Experts claim it is the earliest and best-preserved fan-like artifact ever found in China, making it the “finest fan in the world.”

Shuikou Township: “The path ends where white clouds do, spring goes on with the green stream; fallen blossoms come now and then, borne afar on the fragrant stream…” Shuikou Township is located in the heart of Jing’an County, backed by the Jiuling Mountain Range. It lies 9 kilometers from the county seat and 46 kilometers from Nanchang, the provincial capital. The township governs nine administrative villages and 113 villager groups, with a population of 13,000 and a land area of 183 square kilometers, including 220,000 mu of forest and 20,000 mu of arable land. The highest point is Qīngcǎo’ào in the north, with an elevation of 1,283 meters, while the lowest is Guàzhōu, only 60 meters above sea level. There is one small (Type I) reservoir, Taoyuan Reservoir, and one small (Type II) reservoir, Tiělóng Guānxiàng Reservoir. National Highway G353 runs through the township... More details about Shuikou Township++