Xiayang City Ruins

Xiayang City Ruins

Xiayang City Ruins is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Xiayang City Ruins

Era: Western Zhou Dynasty

Address: South of Taiyangdu Village, Laocheng Township, 15 kilometers west of Pinglu County

The city was built in the early Western Zhou Dynasty and was an important settlement of the Guo State. The Xiayang City Ruins stretch approximately 3.5 kilometers from north to south and about 2 kilometers from east to west. Within the site, there are several remaining sections of the city wall, totaling over 200 meters in length, standing 4–6 meters high and about 3–5 meters thick, with rammed layers generally 5–8 centimeters thick, constructed using the board-ramming method. Unearthed bronze artifacts include chime bells, tripods, gui vessels, dou vessels, pots, mirrors, frying pans, axes, chariot and horse fittings, as well as precious cultural relics such as stone chimes, copper coins, gold-plated coins, bone coins, spade coins, cloth coins, and jade artifacts.

In May 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council.

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units