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- Location: Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

These ruins (郑州商代遗址) cover an area of twenty-five square kilometers in downtown Zhengzhou, Henan Province. In 1955, a city wall of seven kilometers was discovered at the site. Archaeologists have found ruins of house foundations, cellars, water wells, ditches and graves. Ornaments and tools made of bronze, stone, bone, shell and jade were found on-site, as well as pottery and primitive china. Outside the walls, the ruins of various workshops were discovered, including foundries for smelting bronze and workshops for making pottery and for polishing bone tools.

These archaeological finds in Zhengzhou provide valuable materials for the study of Shang Dynasty society, particularly with regard to the formation and development of ancient cities in China.

Travel tips:

- Hours: all day long

- Admission: free

- How to get there: take bus No.2, 33, 87 and 40 from the railway station;