Site of the Ying City

Site of the Ying City

The Site of the Ying City is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Neolithic Age, Shang Dynasty, Han Dynasty

The Site of the Ying City is located in Chengziguan Village, Yangli Town, Laicheng District, Laiwu City, Shandong Province, and dates from the Neolithic Age through the Han Dynasty. The prehistoric and Shang-Zhou cultural layers of the site are mainly distributed in the northern half, while during the peak of the Han Dynasty, the site extended to the banks of the Yingwen River in the east and north, to the west of Dazeng Village in the south, and to the line of Dasaozhaji in the west, covering an area of over two million square meters. The site features clearly divided functional areas, including residential zones, metallurgical casting areas, and burial grounds. As the birthplace of the Ying-Qin people, the site has yielded a wealth of artifacts, such as stone tools, jade artifacts, bone tools, bronze ware, ironware, and various types of pottery including black pottery. Even today, numerous Han Dynasty pottery specimens can still be found on the surface. In May 2013, the site was designated as part of the seventh group of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council.

Yangli Subdistrict: Yangli Town is situated on the central plains of Shandong and is a modern economic hub where ancient and contemporary civilizations converge. Legend has it that the town is the hometown of Yang Gu, a renowned general from the Western Jin Dynasty’s southern campaign, hence the name “Yangli.” During the Qin Dynasty, the county seat of Ying County was once located here (present-day Chengziguan Village). Recent expert research suggests that it is the ancestral home of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and plans are underway to establish the Qin Shi Huang Ancestral Homeland Park. Yangli Town covers a total area of 70.9 square kilometers, governs 52 villages, and has a population of 60,000. In 2000, the town’s total rural economic income reached 630 million yuan, with an average per capita rural income of 3,500 yuan.

The land in Yangli Town is fertile... More details about Yangli Subdistrict ++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units