Chengzishan
Neolithic Baodun (2700–2000 BCE; walled 2500 BCE)·Baodun culture (Sichuan Chengdu Plain, Sanxingdui precursor)·🇨🇳 Sichuan, Chengdu, Longquanyi District, Huangtu town, Baodun culture, China
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About Chengzishan
Chengzishan is a Baodun culture walled town (2700–2000 BCE) — earliest walled site on the Chengdu Plain (pre-Sanxingdui), 10-ha rectangular walled settlement with rammed-earth wall. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic Baodun (2700–2000 BCE; walled 2500 BCE); Culture: Baodun culture (Sichuan Chengdu Plain, Sanxingdui precursor); Field status: excavated; Materials: rammed earth, Baodun black pottery, jade; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Baodun culture (Sichuan Chengdu Plain, Sanxingdui precursor) ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.2700 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic Baodun (2700–2000 BCE; walled 2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Baodun culture (Sichuan Chengdu Plain, Sanxingdui precursor)
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3600° N · 104.4000° E · 500 m · 3 mapped features