The site was found in 1983, covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters. The earliest age of this site is more than 4000 years ago. Due to the construction of Geheyan Reservoir, under the auspices of the famous archaeologist Wang Shancai, the archaeological team carried out rescue excavations on the censer stone in 1988, 1989 and 1995 three times, and obtained nearly 10,000 pieces of stone tools, pottery, bones and bronzes from the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties and a number of tombs of the early Shang Dynasty in the central area of the site. According to experts' research, Yicheng, the capital city where the ancient Ba people settled in China, is located near the site of Xianglushi. Its discovery proves that the early Ba people not only did not disappear, but also their origins were basically clarified. With the deepening of archaeology, experts believe that Changyang is the hometown of Ba people. There are also more than 600 square meters of unearthed cultural relics exhibition hall, and a circular sightseeing road, observation deck and parking lot have been built.
Cultural relics unearthed from Xianglushi site: After archaeological excavation, the cultural accumulation revealed is relatively thick, with a maximum thickness of more than 5 meters, which is divided into 7 natural accumulation layers. Except disturbed floors 1 and 2, the rest are well preserved. Through dating research, the ages from the seventh floor to the third floor are Xia, early Shang, late Shang, Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou respectively. There are many kinds of unearthed cultural relics, including stone tools, bone implements, pottery, bronzes, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, seals, coins, animal bones, etc. There are also ironware on the third floor. Among them, the cultural relics with the most characteristics of the times and national style are all kinds of pottery.
Pots, pots, jars, bowls, beans and spinning wheels were unearthed on the 7th floor, and pots, pots, jars, bowls, beans, cups, plates, spinning wheels and nets were unearthed on the 6th floor. There are kettles, pots, bowls, beans, cups, spinning wheels and net pendants on the fifth floor. There are all kinds of pots, jars, urns, pots, bowls, plates, beans, cups, lids, spinning wheels and net pendants on the fourth floor, and pots, jars, pots, bowls, plates, beans, cups, spinning wheels and net pendants on the third floor. Among the main pottery unearthed at all levels, there are obvious characteristics of Ba culture, such as pottery pots, pots, cans, beans, pointed cups and so on.
Xianglushi culture is the early Ba culture: in view of the rich cultural relics unearthed from Xianglushi site, which have obvious characteristics of Ba culture and clear stratigraphic relationship, it has quickly attracted the attention of all parties concerned after excavation. After careful arrangement and comparative study by archaeologists, it is found that the pottery unearthed here is different from some prehistoric Neolithic cultural remains in the late Neolithic period in Yu Qingjiang valley and the nearby Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River, and also different from the Xia and Shang cultural types in the northern part of the Yellow River valley. The time limit of this culture is from the end of Neolithic Age to the Western Zhou Dynasty, that is, between 4000 and 3000 years ago. This kind of culture is often called "a new cultural type of Shang and Zhou dynasties" in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River. In fact, it is a cultural relic similar to the "censer stone culture", but the pottery unearthed from the censer stone site is not so many, so typical and so self-contained. This shows that the cultural remains of the Xianglushi site are unique and widely representative. In particular, a large number of Shang and Zhou Oracle bones unearthed here and the earliest pottery seals in China in the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties are very amazing and important discoveries that have never been made in any province in southern China.
The Xianglushi site has been announced by the Hubei Provincial People's Government as a key cultural relic protection unit in the province, and protection signs have been set up, the scope of protection has been delineated, the corresponding management and protection institutions have been established, and the protection responsibilities have been clarified. Now this protected unit has become the Xianglushi Cultural Heritage Park, with a new exhibition hall of 600 square meters and a parking lot of 800 square meters around the site. Inscriptions written by people from all walks of life have been added to the entrance of the park. In order to ensure safety and keep the original appearance, 1000 meters of protective bluestone pavement, 1 100 meters of bluestone steps and 340 meters of railings were laid in the site.
Walking into the Baihulong Linjun Mausoleum in Bagu Scenic Area, you can see the newly renovated Lin Jun Mausoleum, the ancestor of Ba people, covering an area of 8,000 square meters, with a tomb height of 13 meters and a diameter of 90 meters. There is a sacrificial pavilion in front of the mausoleum, which is the landmark building of Lin Junling. Behind the mausoleum is the Qin ancestral hall, which is the most popular name of Tujia people. Xianglushi Early Ba Cultural Relics Park covers an area of more than 30,000 square meters. It restores the old historical appearance in strict accordance with ancient books and underground archaeological discoveries, does not change the existing landforms and ecology, and integrates the natural scenery of mountains and rivers with ancient history and culture to reproduce the life scenes of ancient Ba people.
In order to meet the needs of Qingjiang tourism development, Yuxiakou Town has set up a special tourist reception class to receive tourists from all over the world who come to worship their ancestors and visit.
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