Longzui Site

　　Located in Wuliu Village and Zhangxiang Village, Shihé Town, Tianmen City, this is a Neolithic-period site. It spans an area of about 130,000 square meters, with a cultural layer ranging from 0.5 to 2 meters thick. Archaeological excavations conducted in 1987 and 2005 revealed that it was an ancient city dating back to the Youziling Culture period. The city walls and moat are clearly defined. The city wall is roughly circular in plan, measuring approximately 305 meters from north to south and 269 meters from east to west, covering a total area of about 82,000 square meters, with the inner urban area spanning around 60,000 square meters. The city wall was built along the terrain, with remnants standing 1 to 3.2 meters high and a base width of about 17 meters. The moat is located about 12 meters south of the northern wall, approximately 18 meters wide, generally 1.5 meters deep, with the deepest section exceeding 2.7 meters. Overall, it forms a relatively enclosed city structure surrounded by lakes on three sides and a moat on one. Artifacts unearthed at the site include pottery, stone tools, jade objects, and rice husks. The site is currently well-preserved and represents the earliest known Neolithic-era ancient city discovered in Hubei Province, holding significant academic value.

　　Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau