The Zaolin Site is located about 200 meters east of Zaolin East Village, Zaolin Town, Dai County. It spans approximately 800 meters from east to west and 600 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 480,000 square meters. The site sits on terraces on both banks of the Huyu River, a tributary of the Hutuo River, in an open and flat terrain. The cultural layer is 0.3 to 1 meter thick. Artifacts collected include gray pottery shards from the Neolithic Age...
The Yuwen Fortress site is located northeast of Yuwen Village, Yangmingbao Town, Dai County. Its overall layout remains unclear. Sections of the eastern and northern walls are intermittently preserved, with the eastern wall measuring 48 meters in remaining length and the northern wall 20 meters, covering an area of 173 square meters. The base width ranges from 1.6 to 3.5 meters, the top width from 0.4 to 1.8 meters, and the remaining height from 0.6 to 6.1 meters. The walls were built with rammed earth...
The Site of Yonghe Fort is located in Xima Village, Zaolin Town, Dai County. The remaining structure is square-shaped, approximately 150 meters from east to west and 150 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 22,500 square meters. The walls on the east, west, and north sides are intermittently preserved, with base widths ranging from 0.6 to 3.8 meters, top widths between 0.4 and 2.6 meters, and remaining heights of 2.1 to 6...
The Yangming Fort Site is located around Baonei Village in Yangmingbao Town, Dai County. It is said to have been initially built during the Zhiping era of the Song Dynasty (1064–1067), with additions made during the Ming Dynasty. The site has a rectangular layout, approximately 500 meters east-west and 300 meters north-south, covering an area of about 150,000 square meters. The remaining sections include 50 meters of the eastern wall, 60 meters of the southern wall, and the northern…
Yanmen Pass Fortress is located in Yanmen Pass Village, Yanmen Pass, Dai County. It has an irregular layout, approximately 200 meters wide from north to south and 500 meters long from east to west. The surviving remnants include about 200 meters of the eastern wall, 250 meters of the western wall, 300 meters of the southern wall, and 50 meters of the northern wall. The base width ranges from 4.5 to 5 meters, and the top width is about 0.5…
The Xuanren Site is located east of Xuanren Village, Yukou Township, Dai County. It spans approximately 500 meters from east to west and 600 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 300,000 square meters. The site sits on a terrace on the southern bank of the Hutuo River, featuring higher terrain in the south and lower in the north, with an open and flat landscape. No cultural layer accumulation has been discovered. Artifacts collected from the surface include gray pottery with sand tempering and gray pottery with clay body dating back to the Neolithic Age...
The Xiashè Fort Site is located east of Zhèngxiàshè Village, E’kou Town, Dai County. It has a rectangular layout, measuring 47.4 meters from east to west and 66.1 meters from north to south, covering an area of 3,133 square meters. Remnants of all four walls remain, with base widths of 5.2–5.7 meters, top widths of 1.2–2.8 meters, and surviving heights of 2.4–6.2 meters. The walls were built from rammed earth...
Xicun Fort Site, also known as Zaolin Fort Site, is located in Xicun Village, Zaolin Town, Dai County. It has an L-shaped layout, with a perimeter of 1,320 meters and a total area of approximately 66,300 square meters. Remnants of all four walls remain: the eastern wall is 150 meters long, the southern wall 500 meters, the western wall 120 meters, and the northern wall 440 meters. The base…
The Tuoyang Coin Hoard Site is located approximately 200 meters northeast of Tuoyang Village, Zaolin Town, Dai County. It was unearthed in 1980 and covers an area of 120 square meters. The pit measures 15 meters from east to west, 8 meters from north to south, and 1.2 meters deep. A total of 62 Warring States period spade coins were excavated, divided into two types: one type features a flat top, square shoulder, and flat crotch, known as the Jinyang coin; the other...
The Site of Taihelikou is located east of Taihelikou Village, Yanmenguan Township, Dai County. It spans approximately 200 meters from east to west and 400 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 80,000 square meters. The site is situated on a terrace on the eastern bank of the Qili River, with higher terrain in the north and lower in the south, distributed in a terraced pattern, and bordered by gullies on the east and north sides. The cultural layer is 0.3–0.6 meters thick, and artifacts collected include...
The Site of Laoyemiao Temple at Taihelikou is located to the north of Taihelikou Village in Yanmenguan, Dai County. The temple has been destroyed, leaving only the foundation site. The ruins face south and cover an area of 872 square meters. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty. In 2006, the People’s Government of Dai County designated it as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit. (Excerpted from “Xinzhou Cultural Relics Collection”)…
The Shangyangge Ruins are located to the south of Shangyangge Village, Yukou Township, Dai County. They span approximately 500 meters from east to west and 600 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 300,000 square meters. The ruins are situated on a terrace on the southern bank of the Hutuo River, featuring a gentle slope that descends from south to north, with a seasonal river to the west. The cultural layer is 0.5–1.6 meters thick. Artifacts collected include pottery shards from the Neolithic Age...
The Shangqiaozhuang Site is located approximately 400 meters east of Shangqiaozhuang Village in Xingao Township, Dai County. It spans about 150 meters from east to west and 300 meters from north to south, covering an area of around 45,000 square meters. The site sits on a terrace on the eastern bank of the Hutuo River, sloping from south to north with relatively gentle terrain. Surface finds include sand-tempered gray pottery and clay gray pottery shards, with vessel surfaces decorated with...
Guangwu Ancient City Site is located 80 meters west of Gucheng Village, Yangmingbao Town, Dai County. According to the *Dai Prefecture Annals* from the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty, it was first built during the Warring States period. In the third year of Emperor Gaozu of Han (204 BC), Guangwu County was established here. During the Xiping era of the Northern Wei Dynasty (516–517), the county seat was moved to Shangguan City (modern-day Dai County), and the original city was subsequently abandoned. The site has a rectangular layout, approximately 2…
The Twenty-Li Pu Fort Ruins are located in Twenty-Li Pu Village, Zaolin Town, Dai County. The eastern gate on the eastern wall is largely intact, with a 16-meter-long section of the fort wall extending south of the gate. The southern, western walls, and the western gate of the fort have long been destroyed. The northern wall of the fort is mostly well-preserved, measuring 150 meters in length, with a base width of 5.5 meters, a top width of 2.4 meters, and a height of 5.2 meters. Its...
The E'kou Ruins are located about 100 meters south of Exi Village, E'kou Town, Dai County. They span 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 site sits on a high terrace on the western bank of the E River, featuring a terraced terrain that slopes from south to north, with a water-eroded gully to the west. Surface finds include gravel-tempered gray pottery and clay...
Dongzhang Fort Ruins, located in Dongzhang Village, Yukou Township, Dai County. The site has a rectangular layout, measuring 50 meters from east to west and 65 meters from north to south, covering a total area of 3,250 square meters. Remnants of all four walls are intermittently preserved. The surviving sections include an eastern wall remnant 4 meters long, a southern wall remnant 10 meters long, a western wall remnant 47 meters long, and a northern wall remnant 15 meters long. The base width ranges from 0.7 to 2.5 meters…
The Duan Village Fortress Site is located in Duan Village, Zaolin Town, Dai County. It has a rectangular layout, measuring approximately 320 meters from east to west and 180 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 57,600 square meters. Remnants of walls remain on all four sides, with base widths of 2.4–4.5 meters, top widths of 0.9–3.2 meters, and remaining heights of 2.9–7.2 meters. The walls were built using rammed earth...
The Dongzhang Site is located southeast of Dongzhang Village, Yukou Township, Dai County. It spans approximately 500 meters from east to west and 700 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 350,000 square meters. The site sits on a hilly plateau on the southern bank of the Hutuo River, featuring a terrain that slopes from south to north in a terraced pattern, with gullies on both the eastern and western sides. No cultural layer deposits have been found, but surface collections include gray pottery shards with sand inclusions from the Xia Dynasty...
The Site of Daizhou City is located around Dongguan Village, Shangguan Town, Dai County. It has a rectangular layout, stretching approximately 1,400 meters from east to west and about 1,300 meters from north to south, covering a total area of around 1.82 million square meters. The existing remnants include an eastern wall section 42 meters long, a western wall section 1,270 meters long, and a northern wall section 825 meters long. The base width ranges from 5.5 to 15.8 meters, and the top width...