Zhaoxing Ancient Tombs

　　Zhaoxing Ancient Tombs (Third Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

　　Era: Eastern Zhou – Han Dynasty

　　Address: Between Zhaoxing, Xiaochao, and Xicun villages in the northern urban area of Yongji City

　　The ancient tomb complex extends 100 meters west of the Yonglin Highway, south to the Xiaochao Highway, north to 100 meters south of Xicun Village, and east to the eastern part of Xicun Village, covering an area of 9 square kilometers. The tombs span the Eastern Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties. The Eastern Zhou tombs are vertical earthen pit graves with burials in a supine straight-limb position, and the unearthed artifacts mainly consist of sets of tripods, dou vessels, and hu vessels. The Han tombs are mostly brick-chambered graves from the Eastern Han period, often yielding glazed pottery granaries, hu vessels, stoves, as well as domestic fowl and livestock. Most of the tombs were looted and damaged in early times.