Gongqiaoling Site

Gongqiaoling Site

The Gongqiaoling Site is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province.

The Gongqiaoling Site is situated on a hill to the north of Gongqiaoling Village, Zhangshi Village Committee, Zhangshi Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City. It dates back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties and was discovered in 1982. The site covers an area of 4,000 square meters. Trial excavations revealed that its cultural contents are divided into two phases. Artifacts from the first phase include postholes and ash pits. The pottery is primarily earthenware, with identifiable vessel types such as zun, jars, and ding (tripod cauldrons), decorated with patterns like double-circle motifs, thundercloud patterns, meander patterns, grid patterns, rectangular grid patterns, and woven textures. Stone tools consist of trapezoidal adzes, arrowheads, and some chipped stone fragments, dating to the Shang period. The pottery of the second phase was fired at high temperatures, mainly consisting of urns and jars, with decorative patterns including kui-dragon motifs, thundercloud patterns, meander patterns, raised dot grid patterns, and comb-stroke patterns. This phase dates to the Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn periods.

In 1984, the People's Government of Qujiang County designated it as a cultural relic protection unit. In 2012, the People's Government of Guangdong Province listed it as a Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Unit.

Zhangshi Village: Located in the central part of Zhangshi Town, Qujiang District, Zhangshi Village governs 26 village groups, with a total of 916 households and 4,309 residents. The village has over 4,890 mu of paddy fields and more than 3,750 mu of dry land, mainly cultivating high-quality rice, peanuts, and bamboo shoots. Local specialties include high-quality rice and bamboo shoots. …… More details about Zhangshi Village++

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units