The Ledi City Site

　　   The Ledi City Site is located about 500 meters west of Jingtai in Ledi Village, Shipai Town, Zhongxiang, covering an area of approximately 2.25 million square meters. It is surrounded by earthen walls, with remnants of the city wall standing between 1.5 to 4 meters high and 10 to 20 meters wide. The moat is 6 to 8 meters wide. The eastern part of the earthen wall is called Xiongdi, the western part is called Ledi, the southern part is called Nandi, and the northern part forms a platform channel. There are about 100 large and small earthen platforms within the city, with cultural strata about 2 meters thick. The main artifacts collected are pottery pieces, all made of gray clay pottery, decorated with rope patterns and geometric designs. The main vessel types include jars, basins, tripods, tubes, roof tiles, and bricks.