Jianxin Site

　　The Jianxin Site is located in Fuli Village, Xiji Town, Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, and was discovered during a cultural relics survey in 1981.

　　The site is situated on a flat plateau about 1.5 meters higher than the surrounding area on the north side of the village. According to exploratory drilling, the site is elliptical in shape, with a current area of approximately 30,000 square meters. It is surrounded by mountains on the east, south, and north sides, while the west opens out onto a vast plain, with a small river running along the north side of the site. In 1992, when the Jizao Highway was being constructed and needed to pass through the site, the archaeological excavation team from the Shandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology carried out two large-scale excavations at the site. They discovered 27 dwelling foundations of the Dawenkou Culture, 261 ash pits and storage pits, 92 tombs, one well, and one pottery kiln, unearthing over 1,000 artifacts including pottery, stone tools, bone and horn implements. An ancient river channel divided the site into two halves—the eastern part was the residential area, and the western part was the burial area. In the residential area, more than 10 dwelling sites were excavated, three of which were semi-subterranean, along with eight ash pits, and a large number of mainly plain pottery fragments and other relics were found. A well discovered in this area represents the first of its kind from the Dawenkou Culture period, pushing back the historical turning point when ancestors switched from drinking river water to well water by over a thousand years. The burial area yielded tombs of both adults and children, including a joint burial tomb of a couple with the heads facing east. Legend has it that Fuxi was born in Fuli Village and later married Nüwa, the matriarchal tribal leader of the Hongbu people active near Jinling Temple in Yicheng District. Together, they had children here. To the south of Fuli Village lies Fushan Mountain, atop which stand the temples of Fuxi and Nüwa, with over 10 stone tablets inside still well preserved.

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