The Luosidun Site

The Luosidun Site

The Luosidun Site is located in Yangxiang Neighborhood Committee, Yangxiang Town, Yixing City, and is a Neolithic site. In May 2009, the Yixing Municipal People's Government designated it as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit. On December 19, 2011, the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government listed it as part of the seventh batch of provincial-level cultural relics protection units.

The Luosidun Site extends south to Guangtong Road, east to Anqian Road, and north to Qingquan Road (in the spring of 1954, when new school buildings were constructed at Yangxiang Middle School, several cultural relics were unearthed, including polished stone axes, stone adzes, stone chisels, stone knives, and perforated stone axes. From 1979 to 1981, cultural relics continued to be discovered in the site area over multiple years. After two investigative studies by the archaeological team of the Nanjing Museum, it was confirmed that Luosidun is a Neolithic site dating back five thousand years. To this day, the surface still contains remnants of Neolithic pottery, and the stratigraphic profile reveals abundant accumulations of snail shells and cultural layers.

Yangxiang Town: Yangxiang Town in Yixing City is situated in the northwest of Yixing, at the junction of Yixing, Jintan, and Liyang cities, and is one of Wuxi’s newly developed small towns. The area enjoys a mild climate, distinct seasons, fertile land, and abundant resources, making it a typical water town in the Jiangnan region. The town covers a total area of 86.42 square kilometers, with a population of 49,200, and governs 23 administrative villages and two neighborhood committees.

The industrious and simple people of Yangxiang, riding the wave of reform and opening up, have forged ahead with a pioneering and innovative spirit, driven by the ambition to catch up and surpass. Through diligent governance and dedicated efforts, they have achieved significant progress in the town’s economic development and social programs... For more detailed information about Yangxiang Town++

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units