Tanheli (Chinese: 炭河里; pinyin: Tànhélǐ) is an archaeological site in Ningxiang, Hunan, one of major national historical and cultural sites in Hunan.[1][2]
Situated in the upper reaches of the Wei River in Tanheli village, Huangcai town, Ningxiang, it is renowned as a Bronze Age cultural center in South China.[1][3] Tanheli is famous as the location where the Four-goat Square Zun and the Da He ding were excavated along with 300 other bronze relics.[1][4] It was identified as a site of the Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 11th century–771 BC). The core covers an area of 888,600 square metres (9,565,000 sq ft).[5]
^ abcWang Xijia (2014), p. 16–17.
^changsha.gov (September 16, 2016): Tanheli Bronze Museum to be open on September 30
^nxagri.gov (July 3, 2015): About Tanheli Site (Chinese / 中文)
^prnewswire.co.uk: Ningxiang's Annual Tourism Conference Invites Guests Worldwide to Visit
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