Witness the "Maritime Silk Road" prosperity scene State Cultural Relics Bureau has just announced major discovery of Wenzhou archeology

Zhejiang News Client Reporter Qi Xianghao Ying Zhong Peng Liu Ye

The Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology and Wenzhou Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute jointly archeological exploration and excavation, successfully reproduced the ancient port site of Wenzhou (Shuomen), which was prosperous in the "Maritime Silk Road" of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. On September 28, the State Administration of Cultural Relics held a "archeological China" major project launch conference to inform Wenzhou (Shuomen) ancient port ruins of the ancient port site major discovery, providing important witnesses for the "Maritime Silk Road" research.

The area along the river outside the Shuomen belongs to the ancient Wenzhou "Beibu" business district, and it is also the place where the city's main Taoist Daowangjiang Road is now on the city's main city. Last year, in order to ease the pressure of the surrounding, Lucheng Construction Wangjiang Road through the tunnel project. "It was found near the north gate of the ancient city of Wenzhou in 2004. Therefore, after the construction began, we intervened in the archeological investigation simultaneously." Liang Yanhua, director of the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology of Wenzhou City, told reporters that he did not expect that the "baby" was more and more, and the whole bottom was worn. The tunnel engineering is the way to make a cultural relic, and it also stopped.

Wenzhou (Shuomen) ancient port site. Photo by Liu Ye

After the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology and Wenzhou Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute jointly archeological exploration and excavation, ancient city water, Luchengmen related architectural relics, group docks, brick shop roads, wooden plank roads, dry -field buildings, water wells, gray pits, gray pit Waiting for better ancient relics, two shipwrecks and important relics such as the accumulation of Song and Yuan porcelain pieces and forms of porcelain pieces, etc., have gradually "surfaced". During the Republic of China, the Song and Yuan dynasties were mainly.

Figures of the boardwalk (the picture of the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology of the Wenzhou Cultural Relics and Archeology in the north direction)

The porcelain fragments are clearly visible to the naked eye in the pit. Photo by Qi Xianghao

The reporter saw at the scene that on a long and narrow area of ​​about 400 meters long and more than 10 meters wide, there were different pits of the size. The naked eyes of some pits were clearly visible to the layer of porcelain fragments. It spanned thousands of years and was still shiny. Archaeologists Wu Xianjun carefully cleaned the soil on a piece of "fragments", and the dark green glazed fragments appeared in his palm. Wu Xianjun judged based on the crafts that this was a bun residual component from the Central Asian region during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. They had previously discovered a lot, "showing the development of the business industry that year."

The site was found to be glazed from Central Asia. Photo by Qi Xianghao

"Wenzhou Gugang site is large, the ruins are full, the age is clear, and the connotation is rich. It is a complete system of the three -in -one city, port, and channels. 'Incredible important node cities. "The director of the Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, the direction of the Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, said that the subsequent mining plan, site protection plan, site park construction plan, and the site incorporated into the" Maritime Silk Road "application system In active advancement.

The exquisite porcelain excavated in the ancient port site of Wenzhou (Shuomen). Photo by Liu Ye

Archaeological excavation and people's livelihood protection are equally important. The reporter learned from the relevant departments of Licheng District that considering the needs of citizens, they will open up temporary passage. At the same time, the construction of the tunnel project under Wangjiang Road will also be changed from the current area to the north. The specific plan is currently being improved.

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