The Qisi Terrace Ruins

The Qisi Terrace Ruins

The Qisi Terrace Ruins are a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Henan Province.

The Qisi Terrace Ruins are located northwest of Qisi Village, Qisi Town, approximately 15 kilometers southeast of Huai Bin County. They were discovered during a cultural relics survey in 1978. The site consists of a terrace adjacent to the Dead River to the east and situated right next to the ancient city of Qisi to the south. The terrace slopes from high in the south to low in the north, with steep inclines on the east, west, and north sides, creating an elevated terrain. It stretches 240 meters from north to south and has an average width of 72 meters, standing 4–6 meters above the surrounding ground with a cultural layer about 4 meters thick.

A relatively rich array of surface artifacts have been found at the site. In recent years, items collected include: stone axes, stone adzes, stone sickles, stone chisels, stone arrowheads; pottery ding (tripod cauldrons), pottery li (tripod cooking vessels), pottery paddles, pottery balls, pottery net sinkers, black pottery cups, as well as fragments of eggshell-thin black pottery. Judging from pottery shards exposed in the drainage ditches on the site, the upper layers mostly contain polished black pottery, while the lower layers are predominantly red pottery. Pottery decorations primarily feature cord-marked, rope-patterned, string-patterned, incised, and appliqué designs. This site is considered to date back to the late Neolithic period. In 1982, the county government designated it as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit and erected signage. In June 2006, the Henan Provincial People’s Government listed it as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit, and it remains well-preserved to this day.

Protected Area and Construction Control Zone of the Qisi Terrace Ruins: Starting from the edge of the entire terrace site, the area extends 30 meters outward in the east, west, south, and north directions, forming the core protected zone. From the boundary of the core protected zone, the area extends an additional 30 meters outward in the east, west, south, and north directions, forming the construction control zone.

Address: Northwest of Qisi Village, Qisi Town, approximately 15 kilometers southeast of Huai Bin County, Xinyang City, Henan Province

Qisi Village: Overview of Qisi Village

Qisi Village is located at the site of the Qisi Town government. To the east it neighbors Qiying Village, to the north Wangying Village, and to the south and west it borders Tangying Village and Gaozhuang Village. The village comprises 5 villager groups, with 696 mu of arable land. It has a total of 469 households and 3,479 residents, including 8 households (9 people) under the Five Guarantees Program, 130 households (148 people) receiving subsistence allowances, and 68 individuals with disabilities. There are 20 registered impoverished households (58 people). By the end of 2017, the poverty incidence rate in Qisi Village was 1.67%.

The village party branch has 3 members, the village committee has 5 members, and the supervisory committee has … More detailed information about Qisi Village++

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units