Shigouping Site

　　Shigouping Site is located in Shengquan Village, Shiqiao Township, Li County, Gansu Province, mostly situated on the terrace where the Western Han River and the Gangu Valley meet, covering an area of about 400,000 square meters. It belongs to various cultural periods including the late Yangshao Culture, Lower Changshan, Qijia Culture, Siwa Culture, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Han Dynasty.

　　The site was discovered by Pei Wenzhong in the 1940s. It has abundant deposits with cultural layers 3–4 meters thick. Exposed sections along the cliffs reveal numerous ash pits, pottery kilns, and extensive ash layers, with large quantities of pottery shards scattered across the surface. Artifacts collected include red clay pottery, sand-tempered red pottery, gray clay pottery with sand, and a small amount of gray-brown clay pottery.

　　The Shigouping Site is rich in content and serves as an important site for studying the evolution of prehistoric culture along the upper reaches of the Western Han River, the origins of early Qin culture, and the cultural relationships between this region and surrounding areas during the prehistoric period.

　　In May 2013, it was designated and announced by the State Council as part of the seventh group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.