Heyun Site

Heyun Site

Heyun Site is a cultural heritage site protected by Shanxi Province.

Heyun Site

Heyun Site (Third Batch of Provincial Protected Sites)

Era: Neolithic to Zhou Dynasty

Location: Around Heyun Village, Nantang Township, approximately 12 kilometers southwest of Yicheng County.

Heyun Village

The site is located on the northern terrace of the lower reaches of the Hui River, featuring relatively flat terrain. It almost connects to the Nanding Site to the east and the Xiayang Site to the west, stretching about 1,900 meters from east to west and about 900 meters in width, covering a total area of 1.71 million square meters. The site includes both residential and burial areas. The eastern part of the village is the settlement zone, where ash pits, ash layers, and cultural relics are commonly exposed on cliff faces. The cultural deposit layer is about 0.6–2.5 meters thick, mainly consisting of Yangshao and Longshan cultural remains. Artifacts are primarily red pottery and painted pottery, followed by gray pottery, with vessel types including jars, basins, pointed-bottom bottles, dou (food vessels), li (tripod cauldrons), and gui (food containers). The western part of the village mainly features Eastern Zhou and Han Dynasty cultural remains, where important burial objects such as Western Han Dynasty tombs and chime bells, stone chimes, and bronze tripods from the Spring and Autumn Period have been unearthed.

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protected Sites