Minquan Niumu Gang Site

Minquan Niumu Gang Site

The Minquan Niumu Gang Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Niumu Gang Site is located 20 kilometers west of Minquan County, to the north of Niumu Gang Village. The site stretches 100 meters from east to west and 70 meters from north to south. Originally, there was a “Yungu Temple” built on the site. It was demolished by Japanese invading forces in 1938. Currently, at a depth of 0.8 meters below the ground surface, the brick foundations of the temple can still be found, along with broken bricks, tiles, porcelain fragments, and ancient pottery shards. In the western part, there are three stupas of monks. A rectangular deep pit was dug into the northern slope, disturbing the cultural layers. Among the findings were painted black-and-white pottery shards from the Yangshao culture, as well as cord-marked, grid-patterned, and basket-patterned pottery shards from the Longshan culture. On the eastern side of the exposed cliff, there is a partially remaining ash pit in a trapezoidal shape – narrow at the top and wide at the bottom – where plain polished pottery shards, fine cord-marked pottery shards, red sandy pottery shards, and some broken shell artifacts were unearthed. The soil to the north of the cliff is darker, where an intact ring-footed basin was discovered, along with Shang Dynasty bronze arrowheads, a child’s skull, burnt earth chunks, and charcoal fragments.