Lingjiatan Ancient Culture Site

Lingjiatan Site, located in Tongzha Town, Hanshan County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, is a Neolithic center settlement site from 5800 to 5300 years ago. Located on the north bank of the middle section of Yuxi River, the total area is about 1.6 million square meters. In the site area, there are important relics such as altars, large cemeteries and sacrifice pits, braised earth and stone circle built by artificial construction in the late Neolithic era, and precious cultural relics such as exquisite jade rituals, stoneware and pottery have been unearthed. The discovery of the Lingjiatan site may have advanced the history of Chinese civilization to 5,300 years ago.

Lingjiatan Site, located in Lingjiatan Village, Hanshan County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province, is located on the north bank of the middle section of Yuxi River, with a total area of about 1.6 million square meters. The site was a large late Neolithic settlement about 5,000 years ago. In the site area, there are important relics such as altars, large cemeteries and sacrifice pits, braised earth and stone circle built by artificial construction in the late Neolithic era, and precious cultural relics such as exquisite jade rituals, stoneware and pottery have been unearthed. The discovery of the Lingjiatan ruins or the history of Chinese civilization advanced to 5300 years ago. Free attractions, full of wild fun.

The site is a large late Neolithic settlement site since 5300 years ago. Lingjiatan site was named one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in the country in 1998, and was approved by the State Council as a key cultural relics protection unit in 2001.

Tickets to go during the Spring Festival are free, and there is a ticket office in the scenic spot, which should usually be charged. Indoor visits are mainly based on pictures and video introductions, introducing the simple history of excavation and unearthed cultural relics of Lingjiatan. Outdoors, you can visit the relics such as the city wall, cemetery and sacrifice platform. Lingjiatan highlights the Chinese jade culture of 5,800 years ago, but many national treasure-level cultural relics are collected by high-level museums such as the Palace Museum and the Anhui Provincial Museum. The site is not displayed with high-level cultural relics. In addition, the traffic at the place is not very convenient, it is recommended to travel by car.

It’s worth going. It’s good to say that it’s better to take a look and play by yourself.