Geographical Location of Chengdu City

Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, is an economic,cultural and commercial center as well as a hub of communications in southwest China. With a cultural heritage, Chengdu is among the first group of 24 cities named by the central government as “Historic Cities of Cultural Heritage” in China.

The Chengdu plain Location of the Jinsha Site

The Jinsha site is located in the western suburbs of Chengdu. It is surrounded by Yangxi Line in the north, Tonghe Road and Qingyang Avenue in the east, and Central Qingjiang Road in the south.

Westward the site extends beyond the Third Ring Road. The area is within the boundaries of the  former villages of Jinsha, Huangzhong, Longzui, Hongse, and Langjia.

Excavations in the Jinsha Site

The Jinsha site covers an area of more than 5 sq km. Since 1995 archaeologists have conducted excavations at more than 20 locations including Sanhe Huayuan, Lanyuan, Jinshayuan, Yansha Tingyuan, Jiangwang Fudi, Furongyuan, Boyatingyun, and Chunyuhuajian. The excavations total more than 100,000 sq m.

 1. Jiazaihuilang

 2.Jingangwan

 3. Yangxixian Multipurpose Building

 4. Yudu Huayuan(Garden)

 5. Jindu Huayuan(Garden)

 6. Sanhe Huayuan(Garden)

 7. Furongyuan

 8. Furongyuan

 9. Jinniu Jiaotong

 10. Shizheng

 11. Huangzhong Development

 12.Jinyu

 13. Jiangwang Fudi

 14.Chunyuhuajian

 15. Boyatingyun

 16. Yansha Tingyuan

 17. Renfang(Air-raid Shelter)

 18. Meihua(Northeastern)

 19. Lanyuan

 20.Hanlong

 21. Jinshayuan(2nd phase)

 22. Jinshayuan(3rd phase)

 23. Qili Huayuan(Garden)

qingquang

See author's posts