Ancient Cultural Site on the North Bank of Houqili Hai

　　The ancient cultural site on the north bank of Houqili Hai is situated along the northern shore of Houqili Hai in Ninghe County, from Pantang to Tongcheng. Discovered in 1957, the exposed artifacts consist of two types of pottery: sandy red pottery and clay pottery. These include fragments of jar rims, basins, steamers, pots, urns, tubes, as well as Wuzhu coins, spade coins such as the "Da Quan Wu Shi," roof tiles, tube tiles, bricks with string-pattern, iron pieces, red burned earth, and scattered seashells. Additionally, remnants of smelting workshops and burial grounds have been found.

　　The identified sites include: Balitang in La’andi Village, Xichengdingzi in Dahabei Village, Dongchengdingzi in Zhangzhuang Village, Zhangmatou in Yangzhuang Village, Yaotaizi in Duojiudian Village, Taoyuan in Xiaohabei Village, and Cheng’ertuo in Tongcheng Village — a total of seven locations, all dating back to the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty.