The Mahagou Site

The Mahagou Site

The Mahagou Site is a cultural heritage protection unit of Dingxiang County.

The Mahagou Site is located about 500 meters southwest of Mahagou Village, Jiangcun Township, Dingxiang County. The site is situated on a terrace on the eastern bank of the Muma River, approximately 200 meters long from east to west and 150 meters wide from north to south, with a total area of about 30,000 square meters. The cultural layer is around 0.3 to 0.5 meters thick. Collected artifacts include gray and reddish-brown sandy pottery shards with decorative patterns such as cord marks, and identifiable vessel shapes include li tripods. It is a remnant of the Longshan Culture from the Neolithic Age. In 1997, the Dingxiang County People's Government designated it as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit. Content excerpted from ("Xinzhou Cultural Relics Collection").

Source: Xinzhou Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics

Mahagou Village: Located east of the Muma River in Jiangcun Township, Mahagou Village borders Shangdongliu Village to the north and Dashagou to the south. The Xinhong Highway passes through the village, providing convenient transportation and a prime location. The village covers a total area of 1.94 square kilometers, with 165 agricultural households and a population of 515. Economic indicators for 2010: the village has a total of 1,906.2 mu of arable land, with 1,780 mu under crop cultivation, including 1,100 mu of irrigated land and 670 mu of dry sloping fields. The main field crop is corn, planted on 1,200 mu, accounting for 67.4% of the total area, with an annual income of... Detailed information on Mahagou Village++