The Taping Site is located about 500 meters southeast of Yinta Village, Shaquan Township, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 500 meters from east to west and around 200 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 100,000 square meters. The site sits on a riverside terrace, sloping gradually from a raised southern part to the north. Surface collections include gray pottery shards dating back to the Han Dynasty. In 1984, the People’s Government of Hequ County…
The Nanyang Ruins are located about 500 meters south of Kecun Village, Wenbi Town, Hequ County. The site stretches approximately 500 meters from east to west and about 200 meters from north to south, covering a total area of around 100,000 square meters. The terrain in the ruins area is flat. In the 1980s, a brick factory was built in the central part of the site, and now there is a newly established driving school. Surface collections include...
The Hequ Section of the Ming Great Wall starts southward from Pianguan County. Its starting point is located 330 meters southwest of Sigou Village, Tianfengping Town, Pianguan County. It then heads south into Hequ County, winding along the Yellow River through Liujia塔 Town, Louziying Town, and Wenbi Town, ending 2,100 meters southwest of Tangjiahui Village, Wenbi Town. The wall sits at an altitude of 800 to 900 meters. …
The Southern Kecun Site is located approximately 100 meters south of Kecun in Wenbi Town, Hequ County. It stretches about 400 meters from north to south and around 100 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 40,000 square meters. The site lies on a terrace on the southern bank of a major gully south of the village, sloping from north to south. The cultural layer is about 1 meter thick. Artifacts collected from the surface include gray clay pottery and gray sand-tempered pottery from the Warring States period…
The Kuicun North Site is located about 1 kilometer north of Kuicun in Wenbi Town, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 300 meters from east to west and 200 meters from north to south, covering an area of around 60,000 square meters. The site sits on a gentle slope on the southern bank of the Yellow River, sloping from high in the south to low in the north. Surface finds include fragments of Neolithic-era gray pottery, red pottery with cord markings, and sand-tempered gray pottery with basket weave patterns...
The Huigou Ruins are located about 1,000 meters north of Zhifanggou Village, Jiuxian Township, Hequ County. They stretch approximately 350 meters from east to west, around 320 meters from north to south, covering an area of about 110,000 square meters. The site is situated on a river-facing terrace with an uneven terrain. Surface artifacts are scarce. Collected items include fragments of gray clay pottery dating back to the Eastern Zhou period, with rope patterns on the surface...
The Hewan Site is located about 500 meters north of Hewan Village, Louziying Town, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 300 meters from east to west and 200 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 60,000 square meters. The terrain at the Hewan Site is flat. Artifacts collected here include fragments of gray earthenware basins with folded rims and jars with rolled rims dating back to the Han Dynasty. In 1984, the People's Government of Hequ County designated it as a…
The Gaomao Site is located on a terrace about 1 kilometer northwest of Gaomao Village, Louziying Town, Hequ County. It stretches 700 meters from north to south and 500 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 350,000 square meters. The terrain is higher in the northeast and lower in the southwest. The cultural layer is about 1 meter thick, and artifacts such as cord-marked and basket-patterned gray pottery shards from the Longshan Culture of the Neolithic Age have been collected. In 19…
The Dongpulu Site is located about 1 kilometer south of Dongpulu Village, Tugou Township, Hequ County. The site stretches approximately 600 meters from north to south and 800 meters from east to west, covering an area of about 480,000 square meters. The terrain is uneven. Surface collections include fragments of gray pottery from the Neolithic Age, with corded patterns and other decorations on the artifacts. In 1984, the People's Government of Hequ County...
The Dashaping Site is located approximately 500 meters north of Zhifanggou Village, Jiuxian Township, Hequ County. It stretches about 400 meters from north to south and around 300 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 120,000 square meters. The site sits on a hilly plateau that slopes downward in terraced fashion from north to south. Artifacts collected from the surface include fragments of gray earthenware dating back to the Han Dynasty, featuring decorative patterns such as...
The Cuifeng Mountain Site is located about 1,000 meters southwest of Zhaojiagou Village, Zhaojiagou Township, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 300 meters from east to west and 300 meters from north to south, covering a total area of around 90,000 square meters. The site has an oval-shaped layout, higher in the north and lower in the south, with a cultural layer about 1.5 meters thick. Surface collections include fragments of gray pottery from the Neolithic period...
The Chuanwan Site is located about 150 meters east of Chuanwan Village, Wenbi Town, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 400 meters from east to west and 300 meters from north to south, covering an area of around 120,000 square meters. The site is situated on a terrace on the eastern bank of the Yellow River, featuring flat terrain. Surface collections include fragments of Neolithic pottery such as gray clay pottery with basketry patterns and gray sandy pottery with corded designs. …
The site of Chongfu Temple is located south of Xingzuo Village, Qianchuan Township, Hequ County. The years of its establishment and abandonment are unknown. Currently, there is one stele from the Ming Dynasty's Chenghua era (1465–1487), as well as five steles from the Qing Dynasty between the 10th year of Qianlong (1745) and the 7th year of Tongzhi (1868) documenting the temple’s renovations and donations. The temple site faces south...
The Chengziliang Site is located about 2.5 kilometers north of Wuhuacheng Village, Xunzhen Town, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 500 meters from east to west and 200 meters from north to south, covering an area of 100,000 square meters. The site is situated on a hilly plateau, sloping from south to north. The cultural layer is about 0.5 to 2 meters thick, and artifacts such as Eastern Zhou–period gray pottery shards with rope patterns and sand-tempered gray pottery with rope patterns have been collected...
The Chenliupo Site is located about 500 meters west of Huoshan Village, Jiuxian Township, Hequ County. It stretches approximately 100 meters from east to west and 200 meters from north to south, covering an area of around 20,000 square meters. The site sits on a riverside terrace with relatively flat terrain. The cultural layer is about 1.5 meters thick, and fragments of gray earthenware have been found on the surface. Based on the relics, it is believed to date back to the Han Dynasty...
The Glass Tower of Fanshi — Era: Ming Dynasty | Location: Zhuangzi Village, Yantou Township, Fanshi County. Originally part of the architecture within the Grand Protective Nation Manjushri Temple, construction began in the 27th year of the Wanli reign (1599) and was completed in the 32nd year (1604). It is an octagonal, thirteen-story glass tower standing 32 meters tall, with a base diameter of 12 meters and a top diameter of 4 meters. The base is built of stone in a molded Sumeru pedestal style, …
Sansheng Temple (Classified as a Sixth Batch National Heritage Site) Era: Jin to Qing Dynasties Address: Xiyankou Village, 35 km east of Fanshi County The original construction date is unknown, but the earliest verifiable period is the Yuan Dynasty. The temple underwent multiple renovations during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple faces south and is situated on high ground, consisting of front and rear courtyards. Along the central axis are, in sequence: a screen wall, the front courtyard mountain gate, bell and drum towers, eastern...
Secret Temple (Sixth Batch of National Heritage Protection) Era: Qing Dynasty Address: Yantou Village, Yantou Township, Fanshi County Founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it became a renowned Zen Buddhist site during the Tang Dynasty under Empress Wu Zetian. Before the Jin Dynasty, it was one of the Ten Great Temples of Mount Wutai, and in the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to the Nine Outer Temples of the West Platform. The Secret Temple is also known as Mystery Devil Rock. Its main structure consists of three courtyards, with the central axis sequentially featuring…
Mimo Cliff, also known as Mimo Temple, was named after the Tang Dynasty monk Mimo who preached here. It is located 37 kilometers south of Fanshi County in the eastern part of Yantou Village, Yantou Township, about 2.5 kilometers from the Xidou Highway. Established during the Northern Qi Dynasty, Mimo Cliff gained widespread fame during the Tang and Song Dynasties, becoming renowned across the country and highly esteemed in the Buddhist community. In particular, the “Dragon Cave” at Mimo Cliff...
Zhengjue Temple is located at No. 35, Erdao Street, Dongchengjie Village, Fanshi Town, Fanshi County. Its founding date is unknown. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, it was called Tianwang Temple, and during the Yihé period, the imperial court bestowed the name “Zhengjue Chan Temple.” It was renovated by Wang Zhao, the deputy military commander of Jianshou during the Yuan Dynasty. The temple site was originally located to the north of Xingyuan Village on the south bank of the Hutuo River but was relocated to the center of the current county seat during the relocation of the county town in the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. The temple and the drum...