The Twenty-Four Stones of Mapai

　　The ruins of the Twenty-Four Stones of Mapai are situated to the east of Team 3, Mapai Village, Yueting Town, and to the west of an irrigation channel. The western edge of the site is close to the residential buildings of Team 3, Mapai, with a rural path to the southeast and an approximately 2-meter-wide irrigation channel to the east of the path.

　　The site of the “Twenty-Four Stones” extends about 10 meters from east to west and roughly 7.5 meters from north to south. According to local villagers, the original arrangement of the stone bases featured three parallel rows from east to west, with eight stone bases aligned vertically in each row. The stone bases are irregular pentagonal pillars, standing 90 centimeters high, with a maximum diameter of 65 centimeters and the widest stone face measuring 90 by 45 centimeters. The Mapai “Twenty-Four Stones” site bears a strong resemblance—both in overall layout and in the shape of the stone bases—to other Bohai-era “Twenty-Four Stones” sites in the suburbs of Dunhua City, such as Haiqingfang, Guandi Tun, and YaoDianzi. Clearly, this northern site belongs to the same period and shares the architectural heritage of those Bohai structures.