List of Bronze Age sites in China

Last updated February 22, 2024

This list of Bronze Age sites in China includes sites dated to either the Chinese Bronze Age, or Shang and Western Zhou according to the dynastic system. It is currently based on China's Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level record.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Anhui

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Dagongshan–Fenghuangshan copper mine	大工山－凤凰山铜矿	Shang–Song	4-27
Wannan earth mound tombs	皖南土墩墓群	Zhou	5-164

Fujian

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Wuyishanya	武夷山崖墓群	Bronze Age	6-253

Gansu

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Dabaozi	大堡子山遗址及墓群	1000 BC	5-121
Huoshaogou	火烧沟遗址	Bronze Age	6-206
Niumendong	牛门洞遗址	Neolithic–Bronze Age	6-203
Siwa	寺洼遗址	1400–1100 BC	6-204
Xihetan	西河滩遗址	Neolithic–Bronze Age	6-205

Guangdong

Guizhou

Hainan

Hebei

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Dongxianxian	东先贤遗址	Shang	6-9
Nanyang	南阳遗址	Zhou	6-10
Taixi	台西遗址	Shang	6-8

Henan

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Ancient city of Cai State	蔡国故城	Zhou	4-28
Ancient city of Hua State	滑国故城	Zhou	6-144
Ancient city of Huang State	黄国故城	Zhou	6-142
Ancient city of Song State	宋国故城	Zhou	6-140
Ancient city of Wei State	卫国故城	Zhou	6-141
Ancient city of Zhi State	轵国故城	Zhou	6-146
Dashigu	大师姑城址	Bronze Age	6-138
Erlitou	二里头遗址	1900–1500 BC	3-197
Fucheng	府城遗址	Shang	5-72
Goncheng	共城城址	Zhou	6-143
Guo State Cemetery	虢国墓地	Zhou	4-59
Huxianggou^[7]	尸乡沟商城遗址	Shang	3-199
Lutaigang	鹿台岗遗址	Neolithic–Zhou	6-134
Puchengdian	蒲城店遗址	Neolithic–Han	6-137
Tanghu	唐户遗址	Neolithic–Zhou	6-136
Xiaoshuangqiao	小双桥遗址	Shang	6-139
Xinzhai	新砦遗址	Neolithic–Bronze Age	6-135
Yeyi	叶邑故城	Zhou	6-145
Yinxu	殷墟	Late Shang	1-142
Ying State cemetery	应国墓地	Zhou–Han	6-262
Zhengzhou	郑州商代遗址	Shang	1-141

Heilongjiang

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Baijinbao	白金宝遗址	900 BC	4-23

Hubei

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Ancient site of Deng State	邓国故址	Zhou	6-161
Panlongcheng	盘龙城遗址	1500 BC	3-199 Wrong
Qingshan	青山墓群	Zhou	6-268

Hunan

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Tanheli	炭河里遗址	Zhou	6-166

Jiangsu

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Chuodun	绰墩遗址	Neolithic–Zhou	6-76
Hongshan	鸿山墓群	Zhou	6-246
Tianmushan	天目山遗址	Zhou	6-77

Jiangxi

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Niutou	牛头城址	Shang–Zhou	6-100
Tongling copper mine	铜岭铜矿遗址	Shang	5-56
Wucheng	吴城遗址	2nd millennium BC	4-25

Jilin

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Hanshu	汉书遗址	Early Bronze Age	5-26
Huifahe shangyou	辉发河上游石棚墓	Middle Bronze Age	6-244
Xituanshan	西团山遗址	1275–140 BCE	5-27

Liaoning

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Shipengshan	石棚山石棚	Early Bronze Age	4-58
Ximu	析木城石棚	Bronze Age	5-155

Qinghai

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Liuwan	柳湾遗址	Neolithic–Bronze Age	6-211
Shenna	沈那遗址	Neolithic–Bronze Age	6-212
Tawentaliha	塔温搭里哈遗址	Bronze Age	5-127

Sichuan

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Dayangdui	大洋堆遗址	1000–221 BC	6-179
Jinsha	金沙遗址	1000 BC	6-178
Sanxingdui	三星堆遗址	1200–1100 BC	3-200
Shi'erqiao	十二桥遗址	1200–800 BC	5-105

Shaanxi

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Donglongshan	东龙山遗址	Neolithic–Han	6-194
Fenghao	丰镐遗址	Zhou	1-143
Fenghuangshan	凤凰山遗址	Shang–Zhou	6-196
Laoniupo	老牛坡遗址	Neolithic–Bronze Age	5-114
Liangdaicun	梁带村遗址	Zhou	6-198
Lijiaya	李家崖城址	Shang–Zhou	6-197
Yangjiacun	杨家村遗址	Zhou	6-199
Zhouyuan	周原遗址	Zhou	2-50

Shandong

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Ancient city of Lu State, Qufu	曲阜鲁国故城	Zhou	1-445
Ancient city of Tan State	郯国故城	Zhou–Han	6-119
Ancient city of Zhu State	邾国故城	Zhou–Han	6-120
Linzi	临淄齐国故城	Zhou	1-144
Biyang	偪阳故城	Zhou–Jin	6-121
Guicheng	归城城址	Zhou	6-118
Zuiziqian	嘴子前墓群	ZHou	6-256

Shanxi

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Cuijiawan	崔家河墓群	Zhou	6-230
Jingjie	旌介遗址	Shang	4-24
Qucun–Tianma	曲村－天马遗址	Zhou	4-26
Shangguo and Qiujiazhuang	上郭城址和邱家庄墓群	Zhou–Han	6-22

Yunnan

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Batatai	八塔台墓群	Zhou–Ming	6-281

Zhejiang

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Dongyang	东阳土墩墓群	Zhou	6-249
Fusheng kiln	富盛窑址	Zhou–Warring States	6-88
Maowanli kiln	茅湾里窑址	Zhou–Warring States	6-87
Qianshanyang	钱山漾遗址	Neolithic–Zhou	6-86
Xinan	浙南石棚墓群	Shang	5-161

Guangxi

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Ganduoyan	感驮岩遗址	Neolithic–Warring States	5-18

Inner Mongolia

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Chengzishan	城子山遗址	Bronze Age	5-18
Dadianzi	大甸子遗址	1735–1463 BC	4-22
Dajing ancient copper mine	大井古铜矿遗址	Bronze Age	5-17
Jiazishan	架子山遗址群	Bronze Age	5-16
Hongshan	红山遗址群	4700–2900 BC	6-29
Xiajiadian	夏家店遗址群	1000–600 BC	6-30
Yinshan	阴山岩画	Neolithic–Bronze Age	6-818
Zhukaigou	朱开沟遗址	2000–1400 BC	6-31

Ningxia

Tibet

Xinjiang

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation
Caiwuhu	察吾乎古墓群	Bronze Age	5-190
Jagunluk	扎滚鲁克古墓群	Bronze Age	5-192
Loulan	楼兰墓群	Neolithic–Jin	6-289
Nulasai	奴拉赛铜矿遗址	Bronze Age	5-129
Qiemurqiek^[8]	切木尔切克石人及石棺	Bronze Age	5-191
Sanhaizi	三海子墓葬及鹿石	800–600 BC	5-188
Wubao	五堡墓群	Bronze Age	6-390
Yanbulag	焉不拉克古墓群	Early Bronze Age	5-189
Yanghai	洋海墓群	Bronze Age–900 CE	6-291

Beijing

Site	Chinese name	Period	Designation	Image
Liulihe	琉璃河遗址	Zhou	3-201

Chongqing

Shanghai

Tianjin

Hong Kong

Macau

References

↑ "国务院关于公布第一批全国重点文物保护单位名单的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the first list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "国务院关于公布第二批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the second list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "国务院关于公布第三批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the third list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "国务院关于公布第四批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the fourth list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "国务院关于公布第五批全国重点文物保护单位和与现有全国重点文物保护单位合并项目的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the fifth list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level and on combining existing sites already listed]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "国务院关于核定并公布第六批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the sixth list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 2 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
↑ Alternatively known as Yanshi ancient Shang city (偃师商城遗址).
↑ Alternatively romanised as Kemchek, Shamirshak, or Ke'ermuqi.

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[one-1] "国务院关于公布第一批全国重点文物保护单位名单的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the first list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[two-2] "国务院关于公布第二批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the second list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[three-3] "国务院关于公布第三批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the third list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[four-4] "国务院关于公布第四批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the fourth list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[five-5] "国务院关于公布第五批全国重点文物保护单位和与现有全国重点文物保护单位合并项目的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the fifth list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level and on combining existing sites already listed]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[six-6] "国务院关于核定并公布第六批全国重点文物保护单位的通知" [Announcement by the State Council on the sixth list of major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level]. Central Government Web Portal (in Chinese). 2 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[7] Alternatively known as Yanshi ancient Shang city (偃师商城遗址).

[8] Alternatively romanised as Kemchek, Shamirshak, or Ke'ermuqi.

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