Jutai Site

Jutai Site

Jutai Site is a cultural heritage protection unit of Shanxi Province.

Jutai Site (Fourth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Neolithic Age

Location: South of Jutai Village, Hengshui Town, Jiang County

The site covers an area of approximately 1 square kilometer, with a concentrated distribution and relatively large scale, containing abundant relics. On the ground surface of the site, ash pits and a large number of pottery shards are exposed. The pottery shards are predominantly red pottery, followed by gray pottery. The red pottery often features black painted designs, with deformed fish patterns and geometric motifs being the most common; the gray pottery is mainly decorated with coarse rope patterns and basket weaves. Based on the collected pottery shards, the main vessel types include bowls, pointed-bottom bottles, curved-belly basins, folded-belly basins, and jars. In addition, animal bones and polished stone tools have also been discovered. The cultural types represented are the Longshan Culture, Miaodigou Phase II, and the middle period of the Yangshao Culture.

Hengshui Town: Hengshui Town administers 32 administrative villages and 41 natural villages, with nearly 10,000 households and a population of 45,000. It covers a land area of 85.5 square kilometers. The town has 11,000 mu of timberland, 26,000 mu of afforested area, and 56,000 mu of agricultural land, including 30,000 mu of irrigated land. In 2003, the per capita net income of farmers was 2,277 yuan.

Hengshui Town enjoys a superior geographical location. Known as the "Nine Dragons' Mouth," Hengshui Town is the junction where highways from Houma and Yuncheng lead to Jiyuan in Henan. A secondary-level highway runs east-west, providing convenient transportation. The Linyuan Railway has a train station here, which is the only railway transport hub in Jiang County. … More detailed information about Hengshui Town++

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites in Shanxi Province