Xinkailiu Ancient Cultural Site

　　The Xinkailiu Scenic Area is situated in the middle of Xingkai Lake, offering views of both the Greater Xingkai Lake and the Lesser Xingkai Lake. The ecological environment remains well-preserved.

　　Legend has it that the Seven Fairy Sisters often secretly descended to Xingkai Lake to bathe and play. One day, while they were enjoying themselves, a sudden strong wind arose, churning the lake into turbulent waves. In response, one of the fairies tossed out a silk scarf, which instantly transformed into a sandbar stretching east to west, dividing Xingkai Lake into two parts—the Greater and the Lesser. This created the rare and natural bathing beach of Xinkailiu for people to enjoy.

　　Every summer, the Xinkailiu Natural Bathing Beach attracts thousands of visitors who come here to escape the summer heat and experience the feeling of being away from the hustle and bustle of the city and returning to nature.

　　The scenic area features attractions such as the Xinkailiu Ancient Cultural Site, reed marshes, wild grapevines, a ten-li apricot blossom forest, and a green corridor along the lakeshore. On the Lesser Xingkai Lake, there are also lakeside villas and boardwalks where visitors can go birdwatching, fishing, and even stay overnight.

　　Historical Introduction: The Xinkailiu Ancient Cultural Site records the ancient culture of China’s Neolithic Age from 6,000 years ago. The Xinkailiu Site is located on the lakeshore ridge, 1.5 kilometers east of Xinkailiu, between the Greater and Lesser Xingkai Lakes in Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province. The site stretches 300 meters from east to west and 80 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 24,000 square meters. In 1972, an excavation of 280 square meters uncovered 32 Neolithic tombs, 10 fishing cellars, and a large number of pottery pieces characterized by fish scale patterns, net patterns, and wave patterns, as well as stone, bone, and tooth or horn tools primarily used for fishing and hunting. These findings indicate that the people of the time lived mainly by fishing and hunting, with fishing as their primary means of livelihood. Through dating and tree-ring calibration, the site is determined to be about 6,080 ± 300 years old. This is a distinctive site that differs from other Neolithic cultures in China and abroad. The cultural remains represented by this site have been named the "Xinkailiu Culture." In 1981, the Xinkailiu Site was designated as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. In 1983, with the approval of the provincial government, a stone monument for the Xinkailiu Site was erected on the original site.