Era: Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age The Site of LangjiaoWA is located on the western slope plateau of Dagou, 1 kilometer south of Goujiashan Village, Yuanyang Town, Wushan County, covering an area of 500,000 square meters. The remains mainly date back to the Paleolithic Age, with some from the Neolithic Age. It was discovered in 1984. The cultural layer of the site is about 1 meter thick and lies 3 meters below the surface. 19...
The Muti Temple Grottoes are located on Shiwei Mountain, 35 kilometers south of Wushan County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. The temple is built against the mountain, with the grottoes carved halfway up the mountainside over a thousand feet above the ground. The site is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, with only an iron gate on the north side providing access to the temple. Originally, a wooden ladder was placed against the cliff face to allow people to climb up to the temple, hence the name "Muti" (Wooden Ladder) Temple. The caves are situated...
The Dapingtou Site is located on a second-level terrace at the confluence of the Wei River and the Luban River in Pingyuan Village, Wushan County, standing 20–50 meters above the river level. The site covers an area of approximately 100,000 square meters. Exposed remains include ash layers, ash pits, and lime-plastered floors. The ash layers are 1–2 meters thick, and unearthed artifacts include stone axes, stone knives, stone adzes, fine clay red pottery shards, painted pottery shards, and coarse sand-tempered...
The Donghanping Site is located to the south of Jinchuan Village in Wushan County. It covers an area of approximately 500,000 square meters. Artifacts unearthed at the site include stone axes, stone knives, stone rings, painted pottery jars, and gray clay pottery jars. Additionally, some earthen pit graves and brick-chambered tombs have been exposed. The cultural strata span from the Yangshao Culture and Xindian Culture all the way to the Ming Dynasty, and the site is relatively well-preserved. In 1960, …
The Shilingxia Site is located in Shiling Village, Chengguan Town, Wushan County, Tianshui City, on the southern side of the Longhai Railway. It is the naming site of the Shilingxia cultural type. The Ganshigou River divides the site into two sections: the eastern part is called Yatou, and the western part is Xiping. The overall shape of the site is fan-like, stretching approximately 500 meters from east to west and about 300 meters from north to south, covering a total area of around 90,000 square meters…
The Altar of Wind, Cloud, Thunder, and Rain is located in Jiapo Village, east of Wushan County, Tianshui City. It was built in the third year of the Chongning era during the Northern Song Dynasty (1104). The existing altar stands 13 meters high and covers an area of approximately 230 square meters, divided into three levels. The top level originally had four gates, with the main gate situated on the west side. The middle and lower levels are rammed earth platforms, with rammed earth layers varying in thickness from 0.08 to 0.12 meters. ...
Wushan Shoushou Temple, also known as Guansi, was originally named Shoushengyuan or Shousheng Temple. It is located on the western side of Nankoupo in Wushan County and is the only surviving ancient Buddhist temple structure in the city. Guansi carries over 700 years of historical information. The original complex was quite large, extending from north to south and divided into the Mountain Gate, Lower Courtyard, Middle Courtyard, and Upper Courtyard. It once housed structures such as the Heavenly King Hall, Three Officials Hall…
The Wushan County Museum was established in 1991. It is located at No. 21, Ningyuan Avenue, Chengguan Town, Wushan County, and is under the administration of the Wushan County Cultural Relics Bureau. The museum covers a land area of 1,340 square meters, with a building area of 840 square meters and an exhibition hall area of 450 square meters. It houses a collection of 3,037 cultural relics, including 95 classified as precious. …
The Guanxixia Site is located 300 meters northwest of Guanxixia Village, Guohuai Township, Wushan County. It is a site where both Yangshao Culture and Qijia Culture coexist. Covering an area of approximately 125,000 square meters, the cultural layer is 0.5–1 meter thick, with exposed ash pits, hearths, tombs, and white lime living surfaces. Artifacts collected include painted pottery fragments with hook-leaf patterns and arc-shaped...
The Xihanping Site is located 1 kilometer southwest of Jijiazhuang in Luomen Town, Wushan County. It is a site where prehistoric and Shang-Zhou period artifacts coexist. Covering an area of approximately 250,000 square meters, the cultural layer is 0.1 to 1 meter thick, with exposed ash pits and lime-plastered dwelling remains. Collected artifacts include red pottery vessels made of clayey and sandy fabrics, decorated with cord marks, appliqué, and basket weaves. The vessel shapes include...
The Water Curtain Cave Grottoes are located in Luban Gorge, Zhonglouwan Village, Yupan Town, Wushan County, Tianshui City. Currently, they consist of four parts: the Thousand Buddha Cave, Water Curtain Cave, Lashao Temple, and Xiansheng Pool, featuring over 60 statues and more than 1,000 square meters of murals. The niches were carved either in natural caves or along cliff faces to create statues or murals. The structures mainly include pointed-arched round lintels, flat ceilings, and shallow square…
Wushan Guansi Temple is located on East Street in Chengguan Town, Wushan County. Covering an area of approximately 384 square meters, it faces north and currently consists of the main Buddha hall and side halls. Originally built during the Yuan Dynasty and renovated during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the structure is made of wood and earth. The main Buddha hall features a single-eave hanging hip roof, spanning three bays (14 meters) in width and four bays (9 meters) in depth, with a height of 8 meters. The two side halls have gable-and-hip roofs, …
Located 10 kilometers southeast of Shanmen Town, Sanhuanggu Forest Park was designated as a provincial-level forest park in 2003. It is under the administration of the Shanmen Forest Farm of the Xiaolongshan Forestry Experimental Bureau and lies at the junction of the Qinling and Guanshan mountain ranges, where the Niutou River originates. The park is 40 kilometers from Qingshui County and 90 kilometers from Tianshui City, with an altitude…
Wushan County is under the jurisdiction of Tianshui City, located in the southeastern part of Gansu Province. It lies in a composite zone between the western section of the northern slope of the Qinling Mountains and the southwestern edge of the loess plateau in central Gansu, and is known as the “Nation’s Hometown of Martial Arts.” The memorial hall is divided into three units and four chapters, covering the successive passage of the three main forces of the Central Red Army through Wushan, the establishment of early Party organizations in Wushan, and…
The Fumenjia Site is located 100 meters south of Fumenjia Village, Malishi Town, Wushan County. It is a large site where multiple cultures coexist. Covering an area of approximately 750,000 square meters, the cultural layer is 0.2 to 2 meters thick, with exposed white lime living surfaces, ash pits, and tombs. Collected artifacts include painted pottery shards from the Miaodigou type of the Yangshao Culture featuring net patterns, curved line patterns, and dot patterns...
Located at Shifoping in Liya Village, north of Qingshui County, over 1 kilometer from the county town. Originally built during the Han Dynasty, subsequent dynasties established ritual fields, repaired ceremonial halls, and erected stone tablets and steles to commemorate his deeds. The mausoleum features elegant and solemn architecture with a grand atmosphere. The burial area still has an earthen mound, in front of which stand two stele pavilions dating back to the 13th year of the Jiaqing reign in the Qing Dynasty (1808), dedicated to the Han Dynasty’s General-in-Chief Yingpinghou, Marquis Zhao Congguo...
Introduction: Huashi Cliff is located in Longdong Township, Qingshui County. It lies on the middle section of Panlong Mountain on the north bank of the Wei River, on the southern slope of a northwest-facing branch peak downstream of the Gouhe River between Longdong Tuzhai Village and 28 kilometers southeast of the county town. The highest elevation reaches 1,823 meters, and about five li downhill across the mountain is National Highway 310. Here, peaks rise and fall, verdant cypresses provide cover, and clear springs flow. In spring...
Qingshui Hot Spring Resort
Xiaohua Mountain Scenic Area
Xuanyuan Square This square was invested with 3 million yuan, covering a total area of approximately 24,000 square meters. Centered around a dry fountain, it extends the space with the Xuanyuan sculpture, fountains, stepped pools, and a stage, while using greenery and curved fountains to divide the space, creating a leisurely and open environment. The square utilizes a variety of richly varied spaces that not only promote ancient...