Guangfulin site

The development and construction of Guangfulin Heritage Park aims at inheriting the historical culture and protecting the original ecological texture of the ancient town. It will be combined with the concept of modern urban construction to build an "underwater Museum". The temples inside are also very special! It should be the imitation of Tang Dynasty architecture, a bit of Kyoto feeling!

Guangfulin site

The Guangfulin site is located in the north of Guangfulin village, Fangsong street, Songjiang District, Shanghai, to the west of Longyuan Road, the south of YinZe Road, the north of Guangfulin Road, and the East Bank of chenshantang.

It is a Neolithic site.

Guangfulin site covers an area of about 150000 square meters, with small peaks such as Sheshan, Chenshan and Fenghuangshan in the northwest and West, and the surrounding terrain is flat

. The sites are mainly distributed in the north of Fulin village, Sheshan Town, shijiabang River and both banks

. The discovery of Guangfulin site obtained the archaeological name of "Guangfulin culture", which filled the gap of late Neolithic cultural pedigree in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

In 1977, Guangfulin site was declared as a municipal cultural relic protection site by Shanghai Municipal People's government.

In 2013, it was announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Historical evolution

In 1958, a large number of cultural relics were found at the Guangfulin site when the villagers of Guangfulin village opened the river.

In 1959, the Kaogu Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of cultural relics administration conducted a general survey of cultural relics in Songjiang County. Fragments of Neolithic Liangzhu Culture and Shang and Zhou pottery were collected at the northern end of Fulin village and along the Xinkai River in the west of shijiabang. The site was confirmed.

In September 1961, the Archaeology Department of Shanghai Municipal Administration of cultural relics and students majoring in Archaeology from Peking University carried out a trial excavation of the site, including 4 exploratory ditches and 10 exploratory holes, covering an area of 73 square meters.

From October 1999 to January 2000, the Kaogu Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of cultural relics administration excavated the site in the north of Fulin village, and conducted a comprehensive investigation and exploration. A total area of 349 square meters was revealed, and the site area was initially determined to be more than 100000 square meters.

From November 2000 to February 2001, experts from the Department of Archaeology of Shanghai Municipal Commission of cultural relics excavated the Guangfulin site for the fourth time. The excavation area is 500 square meters, and the preliminary exploration area is about 150000 square meters.

From November 2001 to January 2002, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of cultural relics continued to excavate. Students majoring in Archaeology from the History Department of Nanjing University took part in the practice. They excavated four 5-meter square test pits and one 250 square meter rectangular test pit, each about 1 meter deep.

From March 2003 to May 2005, area I of Guangfulin site was excavated.

From March to July 2008, the 7th excavation of Guangfulin site was conducted by the Department of Archaeology of Shanghai Museum, Fudan University and Shanghai University. The total area of the excavation is 24000 square meters, with more than 230 excavation sites and an area of 7000 square meters.

In 2009, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of cultural relics and other units carried out rescue archaeological excavation, with 70000 square meters of exploration and more than 6000 square meters of excavation.

Site features

Guangfulin site covers an area of about 150000 square meters. It is located in the north of Fangsong street, the north of Fulin village of Sheshan Town, the East Bank of chenshantang, the west of Longyuan Road, the south of YinZe Road, the north of Guangfulin road and the East Bank of chenshantang. In the northwest and West, there are Sheshan, Chenshan, Fenghuangshan and other small peaks. In the north, Chenshan is about 2km away from Chenshan, 9km and 15km away from Songze site and fuquanshan site in the north, less than 5km away from Tianma mountain in the west, less than 20km away from shell sand dike in the East, more than 10km south to Huangpu River, 30km north to Wusong River, and Dianshan Lake is more than 20km west of the site area. The surrounding terrain is flat, about 2-3 meters, which is an excellent place for living and inhabiting. The cultural layer of Guangfulin site is divided into three layers: the upper layer is the Wuyue culture in the spring and Autumn period, the middle layer is Maqiao culture in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and the lower layer is Liangzhu Culture in the Neolithic age.

Cultural relics

At the Guangfulin site, one Songze cultural stove, 32 tombs of Liangzhu culture, 8 tombs of Guangfulin culture, and more than 300 remains of various periods, such as ash pits, ash ditches, water wells, banquet spots, were excavated. The cultural layer of Guangfulin site is divided into three layers: the upper layer is the Wuyue culture in the spring and autumn and Warring States period, the middle layer is Maqiao culture in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and the lower layer is Liangzhu Culture in the Neolithic age.

The upper layer unearthed a lot of printed hard pottery and primitive porcelain, the surface of the pottery has many small squares and linen patterns.

The relics unearthed in the middle layer are mainly printed pottery, but the pottery is of low temperature, and the decorative patterns are mostly basket pattern and mat pattern.

The relics unearthed in the lower layer are mainly plain faced pottery, including flat foot pottery tripod with sand and muddy gray black pottery beans and pots.

History and culture

Guangfulin culture

Guangfulin culture is divided into three layers: the upper layer is the Wuyue culture in the spring and autumn and Warring States period, the middle layer is Maqiao culture in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and the lower layer is Liangzhu Culture in the Neolithic age. Guangfulin culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Guangfulin culture was first identified at the Guangfulin site in Songjiang, Shanghai. The cultural connotation is represented by the remains of Guangfulin culture unearthed at the site, which is called "Guangfulin culture" according to the naming principle of archaeological culture. It is mainly distributed in the area around Taihu Lake in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so it is known that it is a newly discovered late Neolithic archaeological culture between Liangzhu Culture and Maqiao culture in the area around Taihu Lake. The typical utensils are fish fin shaped feet or triangular tripod, which are strongly influenced by Longshan Culture in the border area of Shandong, Henan and Anhui. The cultural age is 4300-4000 years ago.

Research value

Guangfulin site is the largest and most abundant archaeological site in Shanghai. The discovery of Guangfulin site obtained the archaeological name of "Guangfulin culture", which filled the gap in the cultural pedigree of the late Neolithic Age in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It proved that Shanghai was not a beach, but a city with deep cultural heritage. It showed that the earliest town in Shanghai was not the Tang Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty, which has a history of more than 2000 years. From the pottery pieces of Henan yuyoufang culture unearthed from Guangfulin site, we can infer that the earliest ancestors of Shanghai people are Henan people, and the unearthed remains of Majiabang culture and Songze culture are the witness of the life of prehistoric Shanghai people. The discovery of Guangfulin site makes clear the stratigraphic relationship between Songze culture, Liangzhu Culture and Guangfulin culture, and enriches the late Neolithic cultural pedigree of Taihu Lake area.

protective measures

In 1977, Guangfulin site was declared as a municipal cultural relic protection site by Shanghai Municipal People's government.

In 2013, Guangfulin site was announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

In 2018, Guangfulin Heritage Park began trial operation.

Tourism information

geographical position

Guangfulin site is located in the north of Guangfulin village, Fangsong street, Songjiang District, Shanghai.

Traffic information

Starting from the urban area of Shanghai, it passes through Metro Line 8, Metro Line 9 and Songjiang Road 98 to reach Guangfulin site.

Address: North of Guangfulin village, Fangsong street, Songjiang, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.19607135276

Latitude: 31.064492743864

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