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Tanheli Site 炭河里遗址Tànhélǐ Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Changsha, Hunan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changsha
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tanheli Site
A Western Zhou walled town with palace foundations on a terrace where the Duanxi stream meets the Wei River in Huangcai, western Ningxiang, in an area that has yielded hundreds of Shang and Zhou bronzes, among them the Four-Goat Square Zun and the Da He square ding with a human face. The site is now a national archaeological park, and the Tanheli Bronze Museum, opened in 2016, displays finds from the site and the story of bronze-making south of the Yangtze. Beside it is Tanhe Ancient City, a Zhou-themed park built by the Songcheng group and opened in 2017.
How to get to Tanheli Site
In Huangcai town, western Ningxiang, about 90 km west of central Changsha; allow about 1.5 hours by road. The bronze museum is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Former Residence of Xie Juezai 谢觉哉故居 (under 10 km), Former Residence of He Shuheng 何叔衡故居 (10 km), Miyin Temple 密印寺 (10 km).
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