Nanwangxu Site

Nanwangxu Site

The Nanwangxu Site is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.

Era: Neolithic Age

The Nanwangxu Site is located in Nanwangxu Village, Beigou Town, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong Province. In May 2013, it was designated by the State Council as part of the seventh group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.

The site covers an area of 8,800 square meters and belongs to the Qiuzhuangang type, with a cultural layer ranging from 0.3 to 3 meters in thickness. The pottery primarily consists of sand-tempered and talc-tempered red pottery, along with grayish-brown pottery, often decorated with appliqué and incised patterns. Artifacts collected include tripod rims, tripod legs, jar rims, mushroom-shaped handles, painted pottery fragments, as well as stone tools such as axes, grinding rods, and grinding plates. Bone implements such as bone awls and needles have also been found. Visible remains include house foundations, joint burials, ash pits, and piles of red-fired earth blocks. Parts of the site have been damaged. The site dates back approximately 4,000 years and was listed as a Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit by the Shandong Provincial People's Government in December 2006. A group of ancient tombs, “120 meters long from north to south and 85 meters wide from east to west,” was discovered on the western slope of Yaogou in the southeastern part of the village. On the western cliff of the tomb cluster, two vertical earthen pit tombs were found, containing remnants of gray pottery vessels such as rims and bases. Additionally, during the construction of the newly expanded National Highway 206 in 2008, two “oyster shell graves” were excavated by the roadside.

Nanwangxu Village: Nanwangxu Village is located 30 li (approximately 15 kilometers) west of the city. It is bordered by Yingkou Mountain and Xu Mountain to the east, adjacent to Beilinyuan Village to the north, faces Nanwangxu across the road to the northwest, neighbors Niejia Village to the west, and is less than 2 li from Beigou to the southwest. A gully runs through the southern part of the village, while the northwest is a fertile plain. The new National Highway 206 passes by the south of the village. To the north lies a river, and on the northern bank of the river is a small natural hamlet named Gaotai Zi (High Platform Village), so called because it is situated on a high terrace and has many residents surnamed Gao. Gaotai Zi and Nanwangxu belong to the same administrative village. Built against the mountains, Nanwangxu Village enjoys a highly advantageous geographical location — truly a feng shui treasure blessed by the essence of heaven and earth... More details about Nanwangxu Village++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level