Large Qijia cultural site found in Gansu

      On April 2, reporters learned from the Publicity Department of the CPC Dingxi Municipal Committee of Gansu Province that in the Third National Census of Cultural Relics, found a large Qijia cultural site which is about 4000 years old. This is the first time that a completely intact Qijia lime-surfaced house has been found in Gansu.

      It was said that the site is located in the Yunbao Mountain, Yunshan Village, Xiangquan Town, Anding District, and has an area of about 2 million square meters. The remains and relics uncovered by the cultural relic census team of Anding District in Dingxi are abundant. The team has also excavated the remains of a completely intact lime-surfaced house whose length and width are both 3.7 meters. After analysis, experts believe that the structure is the cultural ruins of a large-scale Qijia habitation site.

      Experts explained that Qijia culture is also called "ancient western Qiang Kingdom culture." The culture belongs to the last phase of the Neolithic Age and its name was given by scientists carrying out investigations in Qijiaping Village, Guanghe County, Gansu Province.

From People's Daily Online