At the Guangding Site

The Guangding Site

The Guangding Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Guangding Site is located in Jiaochang Village, southeast of Zicheng Town, Zijin County. It dates back to the Bronze Age. Discovered in 1956, 40 square meters were excavated that same year. The cultural layer is 0.7 meters thick. The cultural remains can be divided into two main phases. The first phase includes pottery items such as cauldrons, jars, tripods, pedestals, beans, bowls, pots, and lids, with decorative patterns such as rope patterns, stripe patterns, grid patterns, basket weave patterns, and woven patterns. Stone tools include chisels, knives, shouldered adzes, arrowheads, and rings. These artifacts belong to the Xia and Shang periods. The second phase features pottery items such as urns and jars, with decorative patterns including kui dragon motifs, cloud-and-thunder patterns, circle patterns, grid patterns (often in combination), as well as rice-character patterns and triangle patterns, likely dating to the Zhou Dynasty.

Zicheng Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Zijin County and the county seat. In the early years of the People's Republic of China, it was called Jincheng Town and belonged to the Fucheng District and the First District. In 1958, it was part of Fucheng Commune, in 1964 it became a separate Urban Commune, and in 1981 it was established as Zicheng Town. Located in the eastern part of the county, it covers an area of 14.3 square kilometers with a population of 87,000. The Heyuan-Shantou and Huizhou-Wuhua highways pass through the town. It administers four management areas—Chengnan, Xijiao, Chengjiao, and Chengdong—and two neighborhood committees—Anmin and Tonghui. The main industries include manufacturing, commerce, transportation, construction, and food and hospitality services. … Zicheng Town detailed information++