The site is situated 0.5 kilometers west of Weili Village, 25 kilometers southwest of the county. Surrounded on the south, north, and west by the Qi River, it is shaped like a delta. Legend has it that this was the former residence of Huang Feihu during the time of King Zhou of Shang, hence the name Huangwan.
The site stretches 200 meters from north to south and 100 meters from east to west, covering an area of 20,000 square meters. It features rich cultural deposits from the Yangshao to the Longshan periods. A cultural layer up to 2.5 meters thick can be observed on the exposed cliffs. The Longshan layer is relatively thick and lies directly above the Yangshao layer. The pottery shards are mostly made of fine clay, with a small number mixed with sand. Decorative patterns include checkered designs, basket weaves, thin cord marks, and string patterns. Excavated artifacts include tripods, vessel lids, bean-shaped containers, tall-necked urns, flat-bottomed basins, ding vessels, broken stone knives, stone sickles, stone arrowheads, shell sickles, pottery spinning whorls, and deer antlers. Among the Yangshao pottery shards are red clay pointed-bottom bottles and painted pottery bowl fragments. Stone tools include roughly polished stone axes and scrapers. The site is of great antiquity, with rich cultural stratigraphy, and holds significant historical research value.
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