Majiayuan City Site

　　 A Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. Located on the eastern bank of an ancient river channel in Xianling Village, Wulipu Town, it was discovered in October 1989 as a Neolithic-era ancient city site, dating back approximately 4,500 years. It is one of the largest, oldest, and best-preserved ancient city sites in central-southern China. The city site is rectangular, measuring 600–700 meters from north to south and 300–400 meters from east to west, with a total area of about 500,000 square meters. The city walls were built from rammed earth with clearly visible layers. A protective slope, generally 5 meters wide, was constructed inside the walls, while the outer side of the walls features steep slopes. Surrounding the walls is a moat, with one gate each on the east, south, west, and north sides; the western and eastern walls also include water gates. In recent years, archaeologists have unearthed a large number of artifacts from the site, including pottery, stone adzes, ancient axes, tripods, bowls, beans (vessels), high-necked jars, basins, urns, tubular objects, cups, and jars, representing both tools and daily utensils. The discovery of the Majiayuan City Site has attracted great interest among domestic and international archaeology experts and scholars, with researchers from Japan, the United States, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Wuhan University conducting multiple field investigations and studies.