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The earliest square city found in China

Source:hihenan.cn | 2023-05-16 11:20

  The earliest square city found in China

Being of the Longshan Culture period, the Pingliangtai Ancient City Site in Huaiyang, Zhoukou City, Henan Province,is the earliest square city found in China with a history of more than 4,500 years.It covers an area of 7 hectares and boasts the earliest urban drainage system and traces of "two-wheeled cart" rutsdiscovered in China, and the earliest solid central axis that pioneered in China's urban construction planning.

  Web editor: Shen Jianqi, Zhang Rui


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The earliest square city found in China

hihenan.cn2023-05-16 11:20

  The earliest square city found in China

Being of the Longshan Culture period, the Pingliangtai Ancient City Site in Huaiyang, Zhoukou City, Henan Province,is the earliest square city found in China with a history of more than 4,500 years.It covers an area of 7 hectares and boasts the earliest urban drainage system and traces of "two-wheeled cart" rutsdiscovered in China, and the earliest solid central axis that pioneered in China's urban construction planning.

  Web editor: Shen Jianqi, Zhang Rui