Zhouyuan Site

Zhouyuan lies in Fufeng and Qishan under Baoji, a pre-Zhou capital and Western Zhou heartland known for bronzes, jades and pottery. The Zhuangbai No. 1 hoard in Fufeng yielded 103 bronzes in December 1976. Provincial data lists a Zhouyuan archaeological park as approved, not yet open like national parks.

The Xing gui, a Western Zhou bronze food vessel excavated at Zhuangbai village in Fufeng and kept in the Baoji Zhouyuan Museum
The Xing gui, a Western Zhou bronze food vessel excavated at Zhuangbai village in Fufeng and kept in the Baoji Zhouyuan Museum

Zhouyuan Site

The Xing gui, a Western Zhou bronze food vessel excavated at Zhuangbai village in Fufeng and kept in the Baoji Zhouyuan Museum

Bronzes at Zhuangbai

Western Zhou heartland in Fufeng and Qishan, where a 1976 Zhuangbai hoard added 103 bronzes to a capital already famous for metalwork.

Zhouyuan lies in Fufeng and Qishan under Baoji, a pre-Zhou capital and Western Zhou heartland known for bronzes, jades and pottery. The Zhuangbai No. 1 hoard in Fufeng yielded 103 bronzes in December 1976. Provincial data lists a Zhouyuan archaeological park as approved, not yet open like national parks.

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