Gao Du Site

Gao Du Site

Gao Du Site is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Shanxi Province.

Gao Du Site

Gao Du Site (First Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Neolithic to Shang Dynasty

Location: Near Beizhaishang in Baofu Village, approximately 21 kilometers northeast of Zezhou County, in Gao Du Town

In 1955, pottery shards, tiles, bone needles, and other artifacts from the Neolithic period were unearthed here.

The site covers an area of about 420 square meters. A 1996 survey found five ash pits and cultural layers in the exposed strata. The cultural layer is located about 50 centimeters below the surface, with a thickness of around 2 meters. Based on the collected pottery shards, the site has a single time period and all belong to the Longshan Culture remains. The pottery includes sandy gray ware, clay gray ware, along with a small amount of red ware and reddish-brown ware. Common decorative patterns are basket weave and cord marks. Artifact types include wide-mouthed, flanged, thick-legged li tripods, square-lipped folded inward collar ding jars, wide-mouthed, flanged, bulging belly jars, and deep-bellied cylindrical jars. Additionally, there are fragments of stone knives, stone spades, and other stone tools.

Gao Du Town: Bagon Town is located in the Zezhou Basin at the southern end of the Taihang Mountains in southeastern Shanxi Province. It borders the northeastern regions and overlooks the Central Plains to the south. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it was named "Bagon" after Duke Xiang of Jin relocated the people of Ba here following his western campaign against Ba and Shu, boasting a profound cultural heritage of 2,000 years. The town governs 44 administrative villages with a population of 620,000, covering a total area of 112 square kilometers. It is close to the Jincheng-Jiaozuo and Changzhi-Jincheng expressways, with the Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway and National Highway 207 passing through, making it a key hub for transportation between Shanxi and Henan. The terrain is flat, the climate mild, the history long-standing, transportation convenient, and rich in coal and iron resources. It is known as the “Number One Town of the Taihang Mountains.”

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Further Reading:

· First Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units