Xiazicheng site

Xiazicheng site

Xiazicheng site, located in Daochang Township, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, was built in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. It was the fiefdom of Huang Xie, the emperor of Chunshen of Chu state. It was built in the 15th year of King kaolie of Chu state (248 BC).

Xiazicheng site is one of the earliest and most complete ancient city sites in Southeast China. The excavation and research of xiazicheng site provide valuable material for the study of pre Qin history. It has been more than 2200 years since Huang Xie established Zicheng County in the 15th year of King kaolie of Chu (248 BC). The city wall can be divided into two parts, the inside and the outside, and the plane is an equilateral triangle with rounded corners. The existing outer city wall is about 2000 meters long, with a total area of 440000 square meters. The inner city is located in the southeast corner of the outer city, covering an area of about 160000 square meters.

Xiazicheng site was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2001.

Cultural relics protection

Xiazicheng site is located in yaotou village, Yunchao Township, 12.5km away from the southern suburb of Huzhou City. It was the fiefdom of Emperor Huang Xie of Chu Chunzhong during the Warring States period. In the 15th year of kaoliegong in Chu Dynasty (248 BC), Huang Xie set up Zicheng County here, more than 2200 years ago. Zizancheng, named after "the west of the city, is the earliest ancient city site in Huzhou, and is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

Xiazicheng site is located on a hillside inclined from north to south, with its back against Heshang mountain and northeast near Jingai mountain. The city wall of xiazicheng is divided into two parts: the inner and outer. The outer city is slightly shaped like an equilateral corner. The perimeter of the existing city wall is about 1800 meters.

Layout structure

The northeast and northwest city walls are well preserved, but there is no south city wall. The inner city is located in the south corner of the outer city. The extant city wall is about 1200 meters around, and the rest of the city is well preserved except for the nanchengmai. The wall is generally about 9 meters high, 5-6 meters wide at the top and 30 meters wide at the bottom. There are six gates in the inner city and three gates in the outer city. The city wall is rammed with loess, which is relatively solid.

Folklore

In the walls of xiazicheng City, there are printed pottery, primitive celadon and sand ceramic pieces; printed pottery has cloud and thunder pattern, Huiwen pattern, broken line pattern, combination pattern and so on. There are also legendary "beacon towers" on the top of the mountain nearby. According to the excavation, they are Mound Tombs and stone chamber tombs.

Xiazicheng site is located in the southeast corner of Yunchao Township, with Heshang mountain in the northwest, jingaishan in the north, Dongtiaoxi in the southeast, and water in the back. About 2000 years ago. At that time, it was very prosperous. Apart from the south city wall, the rest of the broken walls still exist. The city wall is divided into two circles, both elliptical and slightly triangular. The outer ring covers an area of about 200000 square meters, and the inner ring is located in the southeast corner of the outer two rings, covering an area of about 80000 square meters. At that time, the brick firing technology was not popular, so the inner and outer walls were not built with bricks, but with loess ramming, about 9 meters high. Although xiazicheng has not been formally excavated, some relics of the Warring States period, such as sickle shaped knives and printed pottery pots, can still be found on the site. Zhang Yu, a poet of the Ming Dynasty, came here for a visit and wrote a poem "xiazichangyan": "potuo abandoned the Castle Peak side, and it is still said that it is Chunshen house. Three thousand swords and shoes turned into dust, and the creeping grass turned into smoke, and the grass was pale and rusty, vividly depicting the desolate scenery here at that time.

Keep it intact

More than two thousand years later, this prosperous city has been abandoned for a long time. In addition to the south wall, the rest of the wall remains. It is the earliest and most complete ancient city site in Southeast China. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province.

The city wall has two circles inside and outside, and its plane is like two triangles. The outer city covers an area of about 20 square meters, which should be the "heavy city" in the literature; the inner ring is located in the southeast corner of the outer ring, covering an area of about 80000 square meters, which should be the "sub city" in the literature, which is the inner city.

The city walls were built according to the mountain situation. At that time, the technology of firing bricks was not popularized. The inner and outer city walls were not built with bricks, but rammed with mud. The cross section was trapezoidal, 3-5M wide at the top, 20-30m wide at the bottom, and 6-9M high. When was xiazicheng, a city with a circumference of more than four Li, built? Some chronicles think that it was built by Huang Xie, the emperor of Chunshen of Chu; others say that "the so-called people who went down to the city of Zizania can be proved by the four walls of the garrison outside of the Garrison when Chunshen conquered Wu.". The walls of xiazicheng city are mixed with printed pottery, primitive spring porcelain and sand mixed pottery. The printed pottery is decorated with cloud and thunder pattern, Huiwen pattern, stitching pattern and combination pattern. On the top of the mountain nearby, there are also buildings with ancient "beacon towers" (also known as Mound Tombs and stone chamber tombs in archaeological circles in recent years). It can be said that the city was first built in the spring and Autumn period.

archaeological discovery

Located at the foot of Jingai mountain in the southern suburb of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, it is a national key cultural relics protection unit. Xiazicheng is located in the southeast of Dongtiaoxi and in the north of jingaishan. It is the county government of Zicheng County of Chu state and Wucheng County of Qin State in the Warring States period. Xiazicheng was built in the 15th year of King kaolie of Chu state (248 BC) because of its name of "the city faces rivers and rivers and the wild rice grass can be seen everywhere".

Xiazicheng site is one of the earliest and most complete ancient city sites in Southeast China. There are two circles inside and outside xiazicheng, the outer city (heavy city) covers an area of about 200000 square meters, and the inner city (sub city) is located in the southeast corner of the outer city, covering an area of about 80000 square meters.

The walls of xiazicheng are rammed with loess. The walls are 6-9 meters high, 3-5 meters wide at the top and 20-30 meters wide at the bottom, with trapezoidal cross-section. On the top of the mountain nearby are the buildings of ancient "beacon fire mound" in the legend of the common people, which are called Mound Tombs and stone chamber tombs in modern archaeology.

At present, there is a commemorative wall of xiazicheng site built in the inner city of xiazicheng site, which is 3 meters high and 18 meters wide. It is made of granite and engraved with the long history of xiazicheng.

Major cultural relics

In the walls of xiazicheng City, there are printed pottery, primitive celadon and sand ceramic pieces; printed pottery has cloud and thunder pattern, Huiwen pattern, broken line pattern, combination pattern and so on. There are also legendary "beacon towers" on the top of the mountain nearby. According to the excavation, they are Mound Tombs and stone chamber tombs. Xiazicheng, named after "the city faces rivers and rivers, with wild rice and grass everywhere", is located in yaotou village, Yunchao Township, 25 miles south of Huzhou City. It is adjacent to jingaishan in the north, Dongtiaoxi in the south, and Taihu Lake 40 miles north of the river. It has a superior geographical environment with mountains and water on its back.

Research value

Xiazicheng site is located in Daochang Township, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It was built in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. It was the fief of Huang Xie, the emperor of Chunshen in the state of Chu. The city wall of xiazicheng can be divided into two parts, the inside and the outside, and the plane is an equilateral triangle with rounded corners. The existing outer city wall is about 2000 meters long, with a total area of 440000 square meters. The inner city is located in the southeast corner of the outer city, covering an area of about 160000 square meters. On the outside of the inner and outer walls, there are trenches 30 meters wide. The city walls are all rammed with soil. There are many gates in the inner and outer city walls, some of which may be gate sites. A new memorial wall has been built at the gate of xiazicheng, on which the main history of xiazicheng is engraved.

Xiazicheng site is the largest and best preserved pre Qin ancient city site in Zhejiang Province. The excavation and research of xiazicheng site will provide valuable material for the study of pre Qin history.

History and culture

According to the literature, xiazicheng was the fief of Huang Xie, the emperor of Chunshen in the state of Chu. Huang Xie was an aristocrat of Chu in the late Warring States period. At that time, Qin became more and more powerful and began to conquer the six countries. The king of Chu was very afraid and sent Huang Xie as an envoy to the state of Qin. He was resourceful and eloquent in persuading the state of Qin to lead its forces to the North Korea and Wei. Especially, he helped the prince of Chu, who was held hostage in the state of Qin, escape from the state of Qin and made great contributions to the state of Chu.

In 262 BC, after the crown prince ascended the throne of King kaolie of Chu, Huang Xie was appointed Ling Yin (the Prime Minister of Chu), and was granted Chunshen Jun, the twelve counties in Huaibei. He and Tian Wen, the mengchang king of Qi, Wei Wuji, the Xinling king of Wei, and Zhao Sheng, the Pingyuan king of Zhao, became the famous four CHILDES in the late Warring States period.

However, Huaibei region is adjacent to Qi territory and vulnerable to Qi threat. In 248 B.C., Huang Xie established his rule in Jiangdong, built a city wall inside and outside xiazicheng in Huzhou, and set up Zicheng county. According to the records of Huzhou Prefecture by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, "the brothels extend for ten miles, and there are small cities in the city If the important city stands still and is not destroyed, we can see that the rise of labor service at that time was meticulous.

The xiazicheng site has not yet been formally excavated, and the cultural relics are still buried below. However, in the weeds above the surface, we can occasionally find sickle shaped stone knives, stone tools and fragments of printed pottery pots. Most of them are cultural relics of the spring and Autumn period and before. Therefore, the true face of xiazicheng remains to be officially excavated.

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