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Shizhaishan Archaeological Site Park 石寨山考古遗址公园Shízhàishān Kǎogǔ Yízhǐ Gōngyuán
National heritage site · Kunming, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Kunming
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shizhaishan Archaeological Site Park
Shizhaishan, a low hill near the south-eastern shore of Dian Lake, was the burial ground of the rulers of the ancient Dian kingdom; excavations from the 1950s onwards yielded the 'Seal of the King of Dian' and bronze cowrie containers topped with scenes of sacrifice and oath-taking. The nearby Hebosuo site, thought to have been the kingdom's main settlement and later the seat of the Han commandery of Yizhou, has yielded more than 2,000 Han-dynasty official seal impressions and tens of thousands of bamboo and wooden slips. An archaeological park covering both began trial opening in May 2026, centred on an exhibition hall of finds at the Shizhaishan excavation station.
How to get to Shizhaishan Archaeological Site Park
In Jinning District, about 40 km south of central Kunming, roughly an hour by road; the park is still in trial operation, so check current access before going.
Nearby
- Western Hills & Dragon Gate 西山龙门 30 km
Taoist grottoes and a single-file ledge path cut into a cliff high above Dianchi Lake - Chengjiang Fossil Site & Fuxian Lake 澄江化石地与抚仙湖 30 km
Half-billion-year-old fossils of early animals beside one of China's deepest lakes - Green Lake Park 翠湖公园 40 km
Kunming's favourite park, where wintering gulls wheel over willow-lined causeways
Also within 20 km: Zheng He Park and Ma Haji Tomb Stele 马哈只墓碑 (10 km), Haikou Chuanzi Sluice 海口川字闸 (10 km), Laoyuhe Wetland Park 捞鱼河湿地公园 (10 km).
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