Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou

The capital site of the middle Shang Dynasty in China. In Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, the total area is about 25 square kilometers. The site was found in 1950. From October 1952 to 1953, the first training class for archaeologists and cultural relics archaeologists of Henan Province excavated twice in Erligang area, and found many important Shang Dynasty relics and relics, which were named Erligang culture of Shang Dynasty. In the autumn of 1955, a rammed earth layer of the Shang Dynasty was found in Baijiazhuang, the central part of the Shang Dynasty site. After drilling along the direction of rammed earth, a rectangular Shang Dynasty city wall, commonly known as Zhengzhou mall, was found in the old city of Zhengzhou and Beiguan. Since then, the cultural relics department of Henan Province has carried out many excavations. Archaeological excavation shows that the city was earlier than the Yin Ruins in Anyang. In 1961, the State Council of the people's Republic of China announced it as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty site, located in Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, is the capital site of the early Shang Dynasty (16th century bc-13th century BC)

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In 1950, the Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou was discovered

. The Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou covers an area of about 25 square kilometers, starting from fenghuangtai in the East, xishakou in the west, Huayuan road in the north and Erligang in the south. It includes the ruins of sanchongchengyuan, palace area, residential settlement, tomb area, handicraft workshop and cellar pit. A large number of production tools and living utensils, such as stone tools, pottery, bronze, jade and bone ware, have been unearthed The ruins of the city wall (inner city) about 7 km long and the palace area with huge distribution are the most complete and of the most historical and cultural value

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On March 4, 1961, the Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China

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Historical evolution

The Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou is the capital site of the early Shang Dynasty (16th century bc-13th century BC)

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In 1950, Henan Cultural Relics team discovered the Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou

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From October 1952 to 1953, the first training class for Chinese archaeologists and the cultural relics archaeologists of Henan Province excavated two times in Erligang area of Shang Dynasty ruins in Zhengzhou, and found many important Shang Dynasty relics and relics, which were named Erligang culture of Shang Dynasty

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In the autumn of 1955, a rammed earth layer of the Shang Dynasty was discovered in Baijiazhuang, the middle part of the Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou by Henan Institute of cultural relics

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Site features

The wall of Shang Dynasty ruins in Zhengzhou is made of rammed earth plate, with rectangular plane and trapezoidal cross section. The length of north wall is about 1692 meters, the length of west wall is about 1700 meters, the length of south wall and east wall is 1870 meters, and the perimeter of the wall is nearly 7000 meters. The west wall and the west section of north wall are seriously damaged. Most of the remnant walls are buried below the ground. Most of the east wall and south wall are still on the ground, and the bottom of the wall is wide It is 20 meters to 30 meters, with a top width of more than 5 meters and a height of about 10 meters. There are more than 20 palace sites in the palace city of Shang Dynasty in Zhengzhou. The palace of Shang Dynasty in Zhengzhou is a frame structure building

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Cultural relics

A large number of relics such as city walls, rammed earth base of palaces, handicraft workshops, tombs, bronze hoards and sacrificial sites have been found in the Shang Dynasty sites in Zhengzhou. A large number of relics such as bronzes, pottery, primitive porcelain, jade, stone tools, bone ware, ivory ware and inscriptions have been unearthed. There are more than 200 pieces of bronzes unearthed, the highest of which is 1 meter. Du Ling square tripod, the mouth and abdomen of the tripod are slightly rectangular, the mouth edge is folded out, there are two symmetrical round arch vertical ears on the mouth edge, the belly of the tripod is bucket shaped, the depth is 46 cm, the bottom is supported by four thick and thin column feet, the tripod body is decorated with Taotie pattern and milk nail pattern. The bronze tripod is a representative work of bronze ware in the early Shang Dynasty. It is also a large bronze ware in the early Shang Dynasty

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Research value

The overall shape of the triple city and palace area of Zhengzhou commercial city site laid the foundation for the development of Chinese cities. A large number of Royal bronze ritual vessels unearthed in the three pits provide important academic research materials for the lower age of the use of the Shang city in Zhengzhou, the sacrificial ritual system of the Shang royal family, the casting technology and decorative art of the heavy bronze vessels. The discovery of the sites is of great significance to the understanding of the early history of the Shang Dynasty, the study of the Shang culture and the early bronze civilization in China, and the formation and development of ancient Chinese cities Important significance

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protective measures

On March 4, 1961, the Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China

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In 1984, Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty site protection and management office was established

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In September 1995, the people's Government of Zhengzhou compiled "Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty site protection plan" to protect Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty site

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In 2011, the general office of Zhengzhou Municipal People's government issued the "implementation plan for the collection and storage of land in the museum area of Zhengzhou shopping mall site protection project". The overall planning of the core area of Zhengzhou shopping mall site protection project is 1.5 square kilometers, covering the areas south of Dongxi street, West of Chengdong Road, north of Xionger River and east of Nanshuncheng street; the implementation scope of the collection and storage of land in the museum area is from the south to the south of the city Road, east to Chengdong Road, north to dongdajie, West to Zijingshan road.

In May 2015, the protection and Management Office of Zhengzhou Shangcheng ruins built a yellow "protective shell" outside the ancient city wall of the Shang Dynasty ruins in Zhengzhou. The total cost of the whole project is about 900000 yuan

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History and culture

The source of merchants

In 1046 BC, King Wu of Zhou Dynasty ended the last moment of Shang Dynasty with the battle of Muye. After the founding of King Wu, in order to strengthen the management of Shang Dynasty adherents, his younger brother Guan Shuxian was enfeoffed in Zhengzhou. The merchants mainly lived in the area of Anyang in the north, Shangqiu in the East and Yanshi in the west, and Zhengzhou in the center was the best place to supervise the adherents of Shang Dynasty. In the eyes of Zhou people, those who do business are the adherents of Shang Dynasty, so they are called "merchants" or "merchants". In this way, the saying of "businessman" started from Zhengzhou. The word "merchant" comes from "Zheng merchant Xiangao" recorded in Zuo Zhuan

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Tourism information

geographical position

The Shang Dynasty site in Zhengzhou is located in Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

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traffic

The bus routes passing through the ruins of Zhengzhou shopping mall include Zhengzhou bus 305, Zhengzhou bus 285, Zhengzhou bus k816 evening shift, Zhengzhou bus k816 middle shift, Zhengzhou bus K815, Zhengzhou bus K9, etc.

Address: Chengdong Road, Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

Longitude: 113.690122

Latitude: 34.749428

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