The Zhishu Site in Yuanping

The Zhishu Site in Yuanping

The Zhishu Site in Yuanping is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level of Yuanping.

The Zhishu Site is situated on a terrace on the eastern bank of the Hutuo River, about 300 meters south of Zhishu Village, Zhongyang Township, Yuanping City. It borders a seasonal river to the north and spans approximately 1,300 meters from east to west and 800 meters from north to south, covering an area of around 1 million square meters. The cultural layer is 0.7–1.2 meters thick. Artifacts collected from the surface include painted pottery shards from the Neolithic Age, clay ?-shaped handles, and gray pottery fragments with cord patterns. In 1985, the Yuanping County People’s Government designated it as a county (city)-level cultural heritage site. Content excerpted from “A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou.”

Zhishu Village: Located 7.5 kilometers northeast of Yuanping City, Zhishu Village in Zhongyang Township sits east of the Tianya Mountain Range and west of the Hutuo River. The village has a population of 555 people across 189 households, and covers 3,000 mu of arable land — including over 1,700 mu of hilly and steep-slope land, over 500 mu of irrigated land, and 800 mu of riverside land. The village raises 3,000 cashmere goats. A grand canyon lies east of the village, offering unique scenery.

Zhishu Village has a long history and simple folk customs. Its culture can be traced back to before the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. In the late 1960s, bronze artifacts such as the Sword of the King of Zhao were unearthed at Zhaojianao east of the village. At that time, the county cultural relics bureau erected a monument marking the Zhishu Site... Detailed information about Zhishu Village++