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Caoxieshan Archaeological Site Park 草鞋山遗址Cǎoxiéshān Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Caoxieshan Archaeological Site Park
A Neolithic settlement near Yangcheng Lake, first inhabited about 6,000 years ago, whose deep layers record the Majiabang, Songze and Liangzhu cultures in one continuous sequence. Digs uncovered carbonised rice, early textile fragments and a Liangzhu grave with jade cong, and in 1992–1995 Chinese and Japanese archaeologists found paddy fields with irrigation channels from about 6,000 years ago. An archaeological park opened here in 2022 with displays of finds, reconstructed prehistoric paddies and excavated remains.
How to get to Caoxieshan Archaeological Site Park
In Weiting, Suzhou Industrial Park, about 18 km east of Suzhou's old city; Caoxieshan station on Metro Line 11 is nearby.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 20 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 30 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Jinji Lake 金鸡湖 (10 km), Luzhi Ancient Town & Baosheng Temple 甪直古镇 (10 km), Tinglin Park, Kunshan 亭林园 (10 km), Couple's Retreat Garden 耦园 (20 km), Jiachen Lane Brick Pagoda 甲辰巷砖塔 (20 km), Quanjin Guild Hall (China Kunqu Opera Museum) 全晋会馆 (20 km).
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