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27: 186: 195: 204: 213: 235:, contains greater numbers of large- and medium-sized tombs of nobles with chariots and rich set of burial items. In all, 200 tombs have been found, with the largest containing 42 sacrificed horses. Several thousand ceramic, ivory, jade, bone, lacquer and bronze artifacts including bronze ceremonial vessels and weapons have been found at the Liulihe Site. 222:
The ancient city at Liulihe measured 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from east to west and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from north to south, covering an area of 5.25 km (2.0 sq mi). Some 829 m (2,720 ft) of the north wall and 300 m (980 ft) of the west wall still remain and
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of the Zhou dynasty. The discovery of the site in 1962 is considered to be one of the 100 major archaeological discoveries in China during the 20th century. Artifacts from the site including engraved bronze ware and chariots provide the earliest archaeological evidence of urban settlement in Beijing
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The museum complex occupies 18,000 m (190,000 sq ft) of land at the Liulihe Site. The main exhibition hall with 3,000 m (32,000 sq ft) display space is divided into seven halls—including the Halls of Bronze Ceremonial Ware, Entombed Chariots, Bronze Libation Vessels and
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dating back to at least the 11th century B.C. During the subsequent Eastern around in the 7th century B.C., the state of Yan conquered the State of Ji to the north and moved its capital from Liulihe to Ji, which became the urban center of Beijing for the next 2,000 years until the 13th century, when
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The ancient city at Liulihe was discovered in 1962. Four major archaeological excavation were undertaken from 1972 to the early 1990s. The site was named a National Level Cultural Heritage Protection Site in 1988 and planning for a museum began in 1990. The Western Zhou dynasty Yan Capital Site
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are visible in the farmland around the museum. A moat 2 m (6.6 ft) deep surrounded the city. A palace was located inside the city just north of city center with sacrificial sites and living quarters nearby. Cemeteries located outside the city to the southeast are divided by the
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The most historically significant discovery at Liulihe is M1193, the tomb of the Marquis of Yan, which yielded two inscribed bronzes. These two bronzes memorialize exchanges between Yan, the vassal state, and the kings of the
407: 285:. The capital of Yan at Liulihe has been established with considerable certainty through archaeological evidence at Liulihe. The capital of Ji, is believed to be located further north, near modern-day Guang'anmen in 156:, 43 km (27 mi) south of Beijing's city centre. During the Western Zhou dynasty, over 3,000 years ago, the walled settlement at Liulihe, as the site is also known, served as the capital of the Yan, a 725: 66: 952: 546: 967: 841: 715: 972: 778: 327: 273:
in 1045 B.C., he conferred titles of nobility to vassal rulers in his domain. Among those receiving titles were the rulers of the States of
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Weapons, and Ceramic and Lacquerware. In all, there are over 300 artifacts and hundreds of other models and replicas on display.
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The artifacts unearthed at Liulihe demonstrate the Yan capital's wealth and political importance during the
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Museum opened on August 21, 1995. In 1996, a tortoise shell was discovered in H108 with the initials of
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The museum is located near Dongjialin Village in Liulihe Township in Fangshan District off the
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Municipality. The museum at the site, operated by the municipal government, opened in 1995.
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the city centre shifted further north during the Yuan dynasty.
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Admission is free to the museum, which is closed on Mondays.
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Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Beijing
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unearthed at the Liulihe Site now on display at the
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Beijing
Coordinates
39°36′55″N 116°03′00″E / 39.61528°N 116.05000°E / 39.61528; 116.05000
Archaeological site
History museum
Chinese
archaeological
museum
Beijing Municipality
State of Yan
Western Zhou dynasty
Fangshan District
vassal state
Bronzeware
Beijing Capital Museum




Beijing-Guangzhou Railway
Shang dynasty
Zhou dynasty
Zhou dynasty
investiture
enfeoffment
Duke of Shao
Records of the Grand Historian
King Wu of Zhou
Shang dynasty

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