Jiangtai Site

　　The Jiangtai Site is located about 500 meters south of Caolou Village, Lincai Township, northeast of the county town. It is a cultural site from the Dawenkou and Longshan periods and was designated as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit in 1978. The site consists of accumulated gray soil, stands 6 meters high, and covers an area of 2,444 square meters. A large number of pottery, stone, and bone artifacts have been discovered. Among those identifiable are duck-billed tripod feet and pottery bowls from the Dawenkou culture, as well as bowl-shaped tripods, deep-bellied jars, flat-bottomed bowls, stone axes, stone chisels, bone awls, and bone chisels from the Longshan culture. Han Dynasty tombs, built with small interlocking bricks, have also been found on the upper part of the site.

　　According to the 1916 edition of the Huaiyang County Annals: “Jiangjia Tomb is located more than twenty li northeast of the city, commonly known as Jiangjia Platform.” The original site covered an area of 20,000 square meters, stood 6 to 7 meters high, and had a smaller mound to its left. In front of the mound was erected a stele, which locals say bears the inscription “Tomb of Jiang Gan,” hence the origin of the name Jiangtai.

　　Source: Huaiyang Government Website