Zengpiyan National Archaeological Site Park is located in the southern suburbs of Guilin City, dating back approximately 12000 to 7000 years. It is a representative site of the early Neolithic period in South China and a national archaeological site park. It is a historical and cultural landmark of Guilin City showcasing the "wisdom of the Chinese nation for thousands of years" to the world.
The Zengpiyan Site was discovered in 1965, first excavated in 1973, and rediscovered in 2001, with a total area of approximately 200 square meters. In 1978, the Zengpiyan Site Exhibition Hall was established and opened to the public.
The Zengpiyan Site is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The first period pottery of Zengpiyan is a special clay sculpture and also a special pottery, which is the embryonic form of pottery and belongs to the category of "pottery embryonic tools". The emergence of pottery figurines revealed the need for human development from barbecue food to cooked food, touched the pulse of the origin of Zeng Pi Yan pottery, and ultimately led to the production of pottery.
Pottery dating back more than ten thousand years has been discovered at the Zhengpiyan, Miaoyan, and Dayan sites in Guilin. The pottery found at other sites in Guilin has a clear inheritance relationship with the Zhengpiyan pottery prototype and double material mixing technology, fully proving that Guilin is one of the origins of Chinese pottery.
The Zengpiyan Site is one of the important origins of Chinese pottery technology, one of the most important benchmarks and databases for prehistoric archaeology in South and Southeast Asia, one of the ancient ancestors of modern South and Southeast Asians, and one of the most suitable places for human habitation since 12000 years ago.
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Add: at the southwest foot of Dushan Mountain in the southern suburbs of Xiangshan District, Guilin City
Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 （closed on Monday)）
Entrance Fee: CNY 10