The Qianheqian Tombs

The Qianheqian Tombs

The Qianheqian Tombs are a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Shandong Province.

The Qianheqian Tombs

No.: General Sequence 138

Period: Western Zhou - Spring and Autumn

Address: Qianheqian Village, Tuowan Town, Laiyang City, Yantai (originally published address: Qianheqian Brigade, Zhongjing Commune, Laiyang County)

Protected content: All cemeteries, tombs, passageways, burial pits, funerary objects, inscriptions, stone statues, ancillary structures, ancient and famous trees, and other types of cultural remains within the protected area.

Protected area: Defined as extending 15 meters south from the residential houses at the front of Qianheqian Village to the water channel, and from Qianheqian Village to Guangshan Village, extending eastward to 200 meters from the Wulong River. Control point coordinates are: Southern edge of the well in the middle of the tomb complex: 36°44′26.8″N, 120°43′20.9″E; Southwest corner of the tomb complex at the site of the Tanshanhou Village stele: 36°44′22.3″N, 120°43′15.2″E; Southeast corner of Xu Zhengzhong’s house in Tanshanhou Village, southeast of the tomb complex: 36°44′22.6″N, 120°43′29.6″E; Northeast corner of the small bridge southwest of Qianheqian Village in the northwest of the tomb complex: 36°44′35.6″N, 120°43′14.7″E; Northwest corner of the small bridge south of Qianheqian Village in the northeast of the tomb complex: 36°44′35.6″N, 120°43′29.1″E; 2 meters southeast in front of the gate of Gai Zhongmin’s house northwest of Qianheqian Village: 36°44′37.1″N, 120°43′12.5″E; 2.5 meters southeast in front of the gate of Yu Guoqiang’s house northeast of Qianheqian Village: 36°44′37.1″N, 120°43′31.0″E; 31.5 meters south of the southwest corner of Gai Guozhi’s courtyard wall in Tanshanhou Village southwest of the tomb complex: 36°44′20.5″N, 120°43′13.0″E; 10 meters west of the northwest corner of Wan Mingxi’s house southeast of the tomb complex: 36°44′20.7″N, 120°43′31.9″E.

Construction control zone: Extending 20 meters outward from the defined protected area boundaries.

Tuowan Town: Located in the southwestern part of Laiyang City, Tuowan Town is a “Shandong Provincial Central Town” and a “National Model Small Town for Civilized Construction.” It covers a total area of 160.8 square kilometers, governs 71 administrative villages, and had a population of 70,200 by the end of 2005. In 2005, the town achieved a total rural economic income of 2.37 billion yuan, local fiscal revenue of 3.186 million yuan, GDP of 750 million yuan, industrial output value of large-scale enterprises totaling 2.14 billion yuan, sales revenue of 2 billion yuan, profits and taxes of 230 million yuan, fixed asset investment of 1.06 billion yuan, and export earnings of 5.34 million... More detailed information about Tuowan Town ++

Further reading:

· First Batch of Shandong Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units