Niuyuzhuan Site

Niuyuzhuan Site

The Niuyuzhuan Site is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Guangdong Province.

The Niuyuzhuan Site is located on the top and southern slope of a hill in the southwest of Zhoutian Town, Qujiang County, adjacent to the Zhen River to the east. It dates back to the Xia and Shang dynasties. The site covers an area of approximately 20,000 square meters. It was discovered in 1959, and over 90 square meters were excavated in 1960. Residential remains and fragments of wooden-framed, clay-plastered walls were found. Excavated pottery includes jars, round-bottomed cauldrons, dou (bean-shaped vessels), ring-footed plates, vessel stands, and spinning whorls. Decorative patterns include cord marks, basket weave patterns, zigzag lines, grid patterns, and swirl designs. Stone tools such as axes, stepped adzes, trapezoidal adzes, chisels, ge (dagger-axes), spears, arrowheads, rings, and grinding stones were also unearthed, some of which are semi-finished products, indicating that this site was also a place for stone tool production. The characteristics of the artifacts show that they are largely the same as those of the third phase of the Shixia Site, belonging to the same archaeological culture.

In July 1962, the People's Committee of Guangdong Province designated it as a cultural heritage protection unit.

Further Reading:

· First Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units