Houcun Tomb Cluster

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　　  Houcun Tomb Cluster (Fourth Batch Provincial-Level Protected Site)

　　　　    Era: Eastern Zhou and Han Dynasties

　　　　    Address: East of Houcun Village, Jijing Township, Yanhu District

　　　　    According to the Pingyang Prefecture Records: in the Hedong region, the “Transportation Office” was historically the city of Xun during the Zhou Dynasty, which was located twenty li south of Yishi County. There was also a Xun City northwest of Xie County. The people of Xun City lived, thrived, and were buried here, and their descendants continued the practice into the Han Dynasty.

　　　　    The Houcun Tomb burial area spans 300 meters from north to south and 500 meters from east to west. The tombs are rectangular vertical pit graves oriented from north to south, varying in size and structure. The unearthed artifacts are mostly pottery items, including pottery tripods, pottery dou vessels, pottery pots, as well as Han Dynasty green-glazed pottery towers, pottery granaries, pottery dou vessels, green-glazed pottery pots, and green-glazed ear cups.

The Houcun Tomb Cluster is a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit.