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The archaeological survey and excavation of walls and passes of the Hailong Tun site in Zunyi City, Guizhou

Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Hailong Tun Cultural Heritage Administration of Zunyi City, Guizhou
Published/Copyright: November 18, 2017
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Chinese Archaeology
From the journal Chinese Archaeology Volume 17 Issue 1

Abstract

In 2013 and 2014, Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions conducted comprehensive survey, mapping and trial excavation to the walls and passes of the Hailong Tun Site. These archaeological activities identified the walls and passes of two phases belonging to the Song and Ming Dynasties respectively and generally made clear the full layout and evolution of the relevant remains through these periods. The extant Bronze Pillar Pass, Iron Pillar Pass, Flying Dragon Pass, Flying Tiger Pass, Chaoqian Pass, Flying Phoenix Pass, Wan’an Pass, West Pass and Rear Pass and the walls built of marlstone are the remains of the Wanli Era of the Ming Dynasty and the north and south walls and the “Earthen wall” on the top of the tun (castle) and the gates associated with them are the remains of the Southern Song Dynasty. These discoveries provided important references for the chronology and periodization of the relevant remains, and also enriched the understandings to the city sites of the Song through the Ming Dynasties in the nearby areas.

Keywords: Castles (fortifications)--minority areas--China; Hailong Tun site (Zunyi City, Guizhou); Southern Song to Ming Dynasties (1127-1644 CE); tusi (hereditary headmen system)

Postscript

The original report published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2015.11:3–27 with 38 illustrations was authored by Fei Li 李飞 and Qing Chen 陈卿. This English full-text translation is done by Xiaolei Ding 丁晓雷.

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Published Online: 2017-11-18
Published in Print: 2017-12-20

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https://doi.org/10.1515/char-2017-0007
Keywords for this article
Castles (fortifications)--minority areas--China; Hailong Tun site (Zunyi City, Guizhou); Southern Song to Ming Dynasties (1127-1644 CE); tusi (hereditary headmen system)

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. New archaeological discoveries
  3. Neolithic cultural remains in the coastal area of southeastern Hainan Province
  4. New archaeological discoveries
  5. The Remains of Liangzhu Culture at Jiangzhuang Site in Xinghua and Dongtai Cities, Jiangsu
  6. New archaeological discoveries
  7. The 2014-2015 excavations of the Zhouyuan Site in Baoji, Shaanxi
  8. New archaeological discoveries
  9. Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, Jiangxi
  10. New archaeological discoveries
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  12. Spotlight
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  20. Reports
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  23. The excavation of the Dadianshan Cemetery in Changning, Yunan
  24. Reports
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  26. Reports
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