Baoshan Site

　　The Baoshan Site is situated by the Xushui River in Baoshan Town, Chenggu County, covering an area of 50,000 square meters. It was first discovered and named in 1990 by Professor Zhao Congcang from the School of Cultural Heritage at Northwest University. The site gained international renown due to the excavation of a large number of barbecue pits and uniquely shaped pottery kiln groups. Among the discoveries were over 20 newly found barbecue pits from the Yangshao period and the Han Dynasty, notable for their abundance and variety. These findings revealed, for the first time in national archaeological history, that the Upper Han River region maintained the distinctive practice of using barbecue pits continuously from the Yangshao, Longshan, Shang Dynasty, all the way to the Han Dynasty. Additionally, more than 30 Shang Dynasty barbecue pits were found, further enriching the known forms of such pits from that era.

　　A wealth of artifacts from the Baoshan Shang-period remains, dating between 3600 and 3000 years ago, have been unearthed, including pottery, bone tools, stone implements, as well as bronze and iron objects. Among them, a square-sectioned bronze needle is the earliest known example of an ancient bronze needle excavated in China to date.

　　In May 2013, it was designated by the State Council as part of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.