摘要
What was Sichuan before the Yin and Shang Dynasties remained a mystery until the recent archeological discovenes in Chengdu Plain.Now the solution to this mystery has been provided along with the archeological discoveries in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province. In 1996,archeologists excavated the ruins of 5 ancient cities at Pixian, Xinjing, Dujiangyan,Wenjiang and Chongzhou, and found that these 5 cities were dated back to the prehistoric age. They had an area ranging from 100,000 sq. meters, the Mangcheng City at Dujiangyan, to 600,000 sq. meters,the Baodun City at Xinjing. All of them are located along the upper reaches of the Minjiang River with an average distance of no more than 30 kilometers apart from each other. The discovery of the Baodun City is of particularly great significance. This city, 30 meters in breadth and 5 meters in height, is possibly the largest inhabiting center some 4,000 to 5,000 years ago in Chengdu Plain.The discovery of the 5 ancient cities can be held as a miracle of the archeological discoveries in
What was Sichuan before the Yin and Shang Dynasties remained a mystery until the recent archeological discovenes in Chengdu Plain.Now the solution to this mystery has been provided along with the archeological discoveries in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province. In 1996,archeologists excavated the ruins of 5 ancient cities at Pixian, Xinjing, Dujiangyan,Wenjiang and Chongzhou, and found that these 5 cities were dated back to the prehistoric age. They had an area ranging from 100,000 sq. meters, the Mangcheng City at Dujiangyan, to 600,000 sq. meters,the Baodun City at Xinjing. All of them are located along the upper reaches of the Minjiang River with an average distance of no more than 30 kilometers apart from each other. The discovery of the Baodun City is of particularly great significance. This city, 30 meters in breadth and 5 meters in height, is possibly the largest inhabiting center some 4,000 to 5,000 years ago in Chengdu Plain.The discovery of the 5 ancient cities can be held as a miracle of the archeological discoveries in China
