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Lingjiatan Site 凌家滩遗址

Lingjiatan Yizhi

Lingjiatan was a substantial Neolithic settlement beside the Yuxi River, where excavations revealed burial grounds, ritual features and exceptional jade working.

Lingjiatan Site (凌家滩遗址)
Lingjiatan Site (凌家滩遗址), Ma'anshan. Photograph: "玉人 1297". · Cangminzho · CC BY-SA 4.0
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About Lingjiatan Site

The site museum places these discoveries in context, including the circular jade dragon and an eagle carved with an eight-pointed star. Seeing the objects alongside the surrounding archaeological landscape helps explain why the place matters: its importance lies in the relationship between settlement, ritual and craftsmanship, rather than a reconstructed ancient city.

The Lingjiatan culture is a Neolithic culture of China dated to about 3800-3300 BCE, distributed in the Chaohu Lake area of the middle and lower Yangtze; it is regarded as one of the important sources of five thousand years of Chinese civilization. Its jade statuettes are said to have adopted the styles of the Hongshan culture.

The Lingjiatan site lies in Lingjiatan village, Tongzha town, Hanshan County, on the north bank of the middle Yuxi River (裕溪河), and covers a total area of about 1.6 million square meters; it was a large settlement of the late Neolithic period more than 5,000 years ago. Excavation there has uncovered an altar, a large clan cemetery, sacrificial pits, patches of fire-reddened earth and stone-piled circles, along with fine jade ritual objects, stone tools and pottery.

What to look for

  • The jade dragon and star-marked jade eagle in the site museum’s archaeological narrative.
  • The interpretation of the settlement, burials and ritual remains within the archaeological park.

Location & getting there

Getting to Lingjiatan Site

Reach Lingjiatan Village in Tongzha Town, Hanshan County, and use the archaeological park and site-museum visitor approach. Arrange the final road transfer to this rural site and check the park’s current accessible areas at the entrance.

General visit reminders

Choose the building, exhibition or part of the historic area you most want to see, then leave time to explore its setting. Check the venue’s current opening and reservation arrangements directly; a place appearing on the map does not mean every building or gallery is accessible on your travel date.

Combine your visit

A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.

  1. Site museum jade displays

    Examine the distinctive forms and workmanship of the excavated jades.

  2. Settlement and ritual interpretation

    Connect the objects with the excavated burial and ceremonial landscape.

  3. Archaeological park viewing route

    Follow the open designated route to understand the setting beside the Yuxi River.

This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.

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Find Lingjiatan Site

凌家滩遗址 · 马鞍山市

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “凌家滩文化” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92171313.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Lingjiatan Site” · CC BY-SA 4.0.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "凌家滩文化", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92171313.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Lingjiatan culture", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1225887101.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07