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Chengziya Site 城子崖遗址Chéngzǐyá Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Jinan, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jinan
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Chengziya Site
The type site of China's Longshan culture, where the black-pottery culture of some 4,000 years ago was first identified in 1928 and excavated in 1930 and 1931. The rectangular rammed-earth city wall enclosed about 20 hectares, and a hall protects a section of the west wall. The Chengziya Ruins Museum beside the site, opened in 1994, shows the finds, and the site was added to China's list of national archaeological site parks in December 2017.
How to get to Chengziya Site
In Longshan subdistrict, Zhangqiu district, about 35 km by road east-north-east of central Jinan. The site museum is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Mount Tai 泰山 60 km
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise
Also within 20 km: Hongjitang Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Tourist Area 宏济堂中医药文化旅游景区 (10 km), Baimai Springs 百脉泉公园 (20 km), Jinan Wildlife World 济南野生动物世界 (20 km), Jinan Botanical Garden 济南植物园 (20 km), Jinan Sunac Cultural Tourism City 济南融创文旅城 (20 km), Baimaiquan Liquor Culture Tourist Area 百脉泉酒文化旅游区 (20 km).
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