Cuijiahe Tombs Cluster

Cuijiahe Tombs Cluster

The Cuijiahe Tombs Cluster is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Cuijiahe Tombs Cluster

Cuijiahe Tombs Cluster (Sixth Batch of National Protected Sites)

Era: Zhou Dynasty

Location: On the hills between the Nianzhang River and Qinglong River gorges, northeast of Cuijiahe Village, Nianzhang Town, Xia County

on the hillsides of Hejia Gorge

The tomb area borders Cuijiahe Reservoir to the east, the Dongxiafeng Site to the north, the Nianzhang River to the west, and the Cuijiahe Site to the south. The cemetery covers an area of 125,000 square meters. Most of the tombs are vertical-shaft graves, with burial objects mainly consisting of bronze tripods, dou (food vessels), and hu (wine vessels), as well as bronze chime bells, ge (dagger-axes), fu (?), ? (?), stone chimes, jade, bone gui (ritual scepters), and copper, stone, and bone shell coins, along with jade ornaments. The decorative patterns on the bronze items include cloud-and-thunder motifs and coiled dragon designs. Based on the structure of the tombs and the styles of the burial artifacts, the cluster dates back to the Eastern Zhou period or slightly earlier, and holds significant value for the study of the history and culture of the early Eastern Zhou era.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units