Zhougong Miao

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The Zhougong Miao , also Duke of Zhou Temple , Zhougong Temple ( Chinese  周公庙 , Pinyin Zhōugōng miào ; English Temple of the Duke of Zhou / Zhougong Temple Ruins etc.) or the "Ruins of the Zhougong Temple" etc. in the area of ​​the Zhouyuan site - the place of origin of the Zhou dynasty - is an archaeological site from the time of the Western Zhou dynasty in the south of the Fenghuang Shan凤凰 山mountains in the Qishan district of the district-free city of Baoji in the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi .

The manorial tomb discovered there was attributed by Chinese archaeologists to the family of the Duke of Zhou ( Zhou Gong ). The Zhougong-Miao-site is named after a temple from the first Tang -Kaiser Gaozu was built in honor of the Duke of Zhou.

A large number of oracle bone inscriptions were discovered on the edge of the great manorial tombs , which is why the site is also known as the " Yinxu ruins of the Western Zhou Dynasty". Of the more than 2,200 characters , over 1,600 could be identified.

The site has been studied by the Shaanxi Provincial Archeology Research Institute and the Beijing University Archaeological Institute .

The buildings of the Zhougong Miao ( Duke of Zhou Temple ) from the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Fenghuangshan site ( Fenghuang Shan yizhi凤凰 山 遗址) from the time of the Shang to Zhou dynasties have been on the list since 2006 of the monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-783 and 6-196). The site was voted one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China for 2008 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.china.org.cn/english/2004/Jun/97656.htm
  2. ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90783/91300/6627376.html
  3. ↑ http://art.people.com.cn/GB/41132/41133/9053309.html
  4. ↑ “2008 年度 全国 十大 考古 新 发现” 在 北京 揭晓 ( Memento from April 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ′ 38.4 "  N , 107 ° 35 ′ 57.8"  E