Site of Quan Temple

Site of Quan Temple

The Site of Quan Temple is a cultural relic protection unit in Shandong Province.

The Site of Quan Temple, a key cultural relic protection unit in Shandong Province, is located about 12 kilometers south of Liaocheng city in Quansi Village, Lihewu Town, Dongchangfu District. Covering an area of approximately 10,000 square meters, the site has a cultural layer accumulation about 1.5 meters thick. Collected artifacts include stone axes, stone arrowheads, tripod feet, li tripod feet, pottery pots, pottery jars, and gray-black pottery shards. The pottery shards come in two types—sandy clay and fine clay—and are mostly gray and black pottery, with a small amount of red and brown pottery. The decorative patterns include cord marks, string patterns, basket weave patterns, grid patterns, and appliqué patterns, with cord marks being the most common. All pottery items were made using the wheel-throwing technique. Recognizable vessel shapes include li tripods, ding tripods, jars, basins, bowls, plates, and dou stems. The site has a long period of usage, dating from the Longshan Culture of the Neolithic Age to the Han Dynasty.

The Site of Quan Temple is now occupied by a school. It is said that the northern part of the school was the site of the temple, and the current pond is where the temple’s backyard used to be.