Ancient Ruins

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　　Located on a small hill opposite Wengjiang Station in the south of the county. Excavated in 1961 by the Hunan Provincial Cultural Relics Task Force, artifacts unearthed include bronze swords and bronze mirrors, among many others. It is a relatively well-preserved Warring States site in the province. The site has been built over by the Wengjiang Grain Station as a grain warehouse.

　　Wuxing Site

　　Located at Duoshangping, Wuxing Village, Xianzhong Township in the east of the county. In August 1974, stone arrowheads, stone knives, stone axes, stone adzes, net weights, and ancient pottery shards with different patterns were discovered. In July 1975, the provincial cultural relics professional archaeology training class held by the Hunan Provincial Museum excavated the site, digging 8 test pits of 4 by 8 meters and unearthing over a thousand various stone and pottery artifacts. It has been identified as a representative Longshan Culture site in the province.

　　Zaolun Site

　　Located in Zaolun Village, Jiayi, east of the county. The site faces the Miluo River to the west and reaches Dongshan River to the south, situated on a terrace where the two waters converge. The total area of the site is 8,500 square meters, with a cultural deposit layer about 1 meter thick. In September 1974, stone axes, stone knives, stone spears, stone shovels, stone rings, stone arrowheads, net weights, and pottery shards with various patterns were found on the surface. Identified by archaeological experts from the Hunan Provincial Museum, this is a Longshan Culture site.

　　Tangjiaju Site

　　Located at Tangjiaju, Xiangyang Village, Hongqiao Township in the north of the county. In 1985, a cultural relics survey discovered ancient pottery shards with different patterns including gray pottery, black-skinned pottery, and white pottery, as well as large quantities of stone artifacts on the surface of a platform hill covering about 8,000 square meters. Identified by provincial and municipal cultural relics departments, this is a Daxi and Longshan Culture site.

　　Dengjiayuan Kiln Site

　　Located at Dengjiayuan, Longmen Village, Longmen Township in the east of the county. In 1985, a cultural relics survey found over 10 ancient kiln deposits, with pottery shards and broken kiln stones scattered over 2 square kilometers. Among the finds were pouring vessels, bowls, bottles, vats, and kiln furniture. Identified by the Hunan provincial cultural relics department, it is a Song Dynasty kiln site.

　　Fengzuiyuan Kiln Site

　　Located at Fengzuiyuan, Lianhe Village, Xiejang Township in the east of the county. It is 150 meters south of the Miluo River. The surface soil of the kiln site is the courtyard of the City God Temple, covering about 100 square meters. In the remaining kiln chamber within the surface soil, relics such as saggers, kiln wall bricks, glazed pottery, and coarse pottery were found. Identified by the Hunan provincial cultural relics department, this is a folk kiln site from the Five Dynasties period.

　　Ai Mu's Tomb

　　The tomb of Ai Mu, Ming Dynasty Grand Coordinator of Sichuan, is by the Cheng'an River about 5 kilometers west of the county, facing east with its back to the west. The original tomb mound was capped with bluestone, and before the tomb stood a memorial stele with four pillars and three tablets. Ming Dynasty Left Censor-in-Chief Zou Yuanyao wrote the epitaph. There was a spirit path before the tomb, a memorial stele across the river, and on the road beside the tomb stood a stone tablet inscribed 'Civil officials dismount from sedan chairs, military officials dismount from horses.' In 1958, the stone slabs on the tomb mound were removed, and later someone dug into the tomb chamber from the center of the feudal mound and took away a pottery lid. According to local elderly people surnamed Ai, there were three Ai tombs arranged in a triangular formation. In 1985, the Pingjiang County Cultural Relics Management Office restored one tomb mound at the original cemetery site.