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Henan embraces a new national archaeological site park
Article Source:dahe.cn Date of Issue:2023-07-05

The National Archaeological Site Park of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) Capital Ruins was unveiled on June 10. Located in the downtown area of Zhengzhou city, the capital of Central China's Henan province, the National Archaeological Site Park consists of overground wall remains, underground cultural remains, green spaces and Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Capital Ruins Museum, striving to build itself into the one featuring "an ancient city in a park and a park in an ancient city". Taking the protection of the Shang Dynasty Capital Ruins as the core, with the integrated functions of leisure, cultural entertainment and education services, it has realized the harmonious coexistence of wall remains protection, archaeological site park construction and urban development in the downtown area.

Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Capital Ruins, where the first capital of the Shang Dynasty was located, has been playing a significant role in tracing the origins of early Chinese civilization. Cultural relics unearthed here reflect the great social development at that time. It was listed among China's first national key cultural relics protection units in 1961, top 100 archaeological discoveries of the 20th century in 2001, and top 100 archaeological discoveries in the past 100 years in 2021.