Shuiguandai

Shuiguandai

Shuiguandai is a cultural heritage site protected by Henan Province.

Shuiguandai is located southeast of Zhoukou city in Henan Province. The site is a high platform, 7.8 meters tall, stretching 110 meters from north to south and 70 meters from east to west, covering an area of 7,700 square meters. The entire site consists of accumulated cultural layers and has not been excavated to date. Five sections of red-fired earthen surfaces have been discovered on the cliff face, along with ash pits and tombs. Numerous remnants of cultural relics have been found, including pottery jars from the Longshan period, flat conical triangular tripod feet, duck-billed tripod feet, bowl supports, as well as pottery bowls, jars, and basins from the Shang Dynasty. According to historical records, polished stone axes, stone shovels, stone arrowheads, pre-made pottery kettles, pottery spinning wheels, and bone needles from the Neolithic Age have also been discovered at Shuiguandai. It can be confirmed that Shuiguandai is a Longshan cultural site. There are few historical legends or documented accounts about the history of Shuiguandai. It is said that it was originally named Guanshuitai (Water Observation Platform), where Yu the Great once built a platform to observe water patterns while dredging nine rivers to control floods. However, the time when it was renamed Shuiguandai remains unclear.

According to only the "Taiping Huanyu Ji" (Records of the Taiping Era Around the World), during the Three Kingdoms period, Wei general Deng Ai built an irrigation fortress on Guanshuitai, which may be when it was renamed Shuiguandai.

Location

Southeast of Zhoukou city proper, Chuanhui District, Zhoukou, Henan Province

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Henan Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units