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Dawenkou Site 大汶口遗址Dàwènkǒu Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Tai'an, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tai'an
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dawenkou Site
The type site of the Neolithic Dawenkou culture, beside the Dawen River in Daiyue District. It was first found in 1959 and excavated three times, covers about 820,000 square metres, and was occupied through the Beixin, Dawenkou and Longshan phases, some 2,500 years in all. It now operates as the Dawenkou Archaeological Site Park, officially listed as a national archaeological site park in 2025, with a site museum, a protected display of house foundations and excavation areas.
How to get to Dawenkou Site
In Dawenkou town, Daiyue District, about 28 km south of central Tai'an; the site museum is closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- Mount Tai 泰山 30 km
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise - Qufu, Hometown of Confucius 曲阜三孔 40 km
The temple, mansion and forest cemetery of Confucius and his descendants
Also within 20 km: Dawenkou Ancient Stone Bridge 大汶口古石桥 (under 10 km), Sun Tribe 太阳部落 (10 km), Tianyi Lake 天颐湖 (10 km), Site of the Culai Mountain Armed Uprising 徂徕山抗日武装起义旧址 (20 km), Shimen Mountain, Qufu 石门山 (20 km), Culai Mountain Forest Hot Spring Wellness Valley 徂徕山森林温泉康养度假谷 (20 km).
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