Liansigou Cemetery

Liansigou Cemetery

Liansigou Cemetery is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Shanxi Province.

Liansigou Cemetery

Liansigou Cemetery (Second Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Shang Dynasty

Address: South of Liansigou Village, Zhuangmo Town, Xinfu District

In November 1966, five pieces of bronze ware were discovered on Yangjuanpo, about a li south of the village, including one bronze jue cup, one bronze gu vessel, and three bronze ding tripods. The bronze items bear no inscriptions, clan emblems, or other markings. Judging from their shapes and decorative patterns, they are believed to date back to the Shang Dynasty. According to records, in the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), similar types of bronze ware were also found on the cliff of Niuziping Gully, about half a li east of Liansigou Village. Some of the bronze items were lost, while others were acquired by the Taiyuan Cultural Relics Store after the founding of the People’s Republic of China—totaling five pieces, comprising one bronze ding tripod, one bronze bu jar, one bronze ? item, one bronze jue cup, and one bronze hairpin. Based on the natural environment of these two discovery sites, the items are likely tomb burial objects. However, as no archaeological excavation has been conducted, details such as the tomb structure, burial style, placement of burial objects, and coffin or container types remain unclear. Preliminary judgment based on the bronze items’ decorative patterns and stylistic forms suggests that the tomb dates back to the Shang Dynasty.

Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Shanxi Provincial-Level Cultural Heritage Protected Sites