Wang Wei, chairman of the Council of Archaeological Society of China, chief scientist for the country’s “Study on Origin and Early Development of Chinese Civilization” program and an expert on archaeology, arrived at Caoxieshan Cultural Heritage Site, SIP on Oct 13 to provide support for an archaeological survey underway there. 

Caoxieshan Cultural Heritage Site, located at SIP’s Weiting Sub-district, was discovered in 1956 and designated as a “state priority protected site” in 2013. Archaeologists have found a load of cultural relics in the area, such as an ancient irrigation system for rice cultivation, fabrics and jade ritual ware which are believed remains of prehistoric civilization.

SIP launched the archaeological survey several months ago in a move to provide basis for an archaeological exploration scheduled next year in a 420,000-square-meter zone and the design of a heritage park based on the zone.