Sanduo Hall Museum

Baiyan Site

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

Baiyan Site

Baiyan Site (First Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Neolithic

Location: On the riverside terraces west of Baiyan Village, about 15 kilometers northeast of Taigu County

North of the village on the riverside terraces

The site borders the Wuma River to the south. It stretches approximately 830 meters from east to west and 430 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 350,000 square meters. Discovered in 1956. From 1980 to 1981, three large-scale excavations were carried out, covering a total area of 3,000 square meters. The cultural layers are relatively thick, reaching up to 5 meters. The remains are abundant, including a large number of ash pits and a small number of house foundations, pottery kilns, and tombs. The unearthed pottery includes items from the Neolithic Age such as steamers, bowls, pots, tripods, stoves, jars, and zun vessels. From the Xia and Shang periods, there are li tripods, jars, gui vessels, tripods, and narrow-mouthed three-legged jars; from the Zhou Dynasty, there are li tripods and jars. In addition, there are a large number of stone, bone, tooth, and shell artifacts, as well as a small number of bronze and gold objects. The site spans a long period, from the Neolithic Age to the late Western Zhou Dynasty. It provides a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the cultural heritage sequence in central Shanxi, from the late Yangshao period to the early Longshan period.

Further Reading:

· First Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units