Langxi County holds kick-off meeting for archaeological excavation project at Mopanshan site
Nanjing University, Mapanshan Archaeological Base, Langxi County
Archaeological excavation project launch meeting held
March 6, Langxi County, the third phase of archaeological excavations at the site of Mount Mopan project kick-off meeting held in Mount Mopan archaeological base, Nanjing University, Anhui Province and municipal heritage system, Langxi County, the level leaders, experts to participate in the kick-off meeting.
The site of Mopanshan is the key excavation site of the major research project 'Archaeological China' led by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage on the regional civilisation model of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and after two excavations in 2015 and 2016, a wealth of ancient cultural remains from 6,300 to 2,500 years ago were discovered, providing an invaluable material for recovering the social The excavations in 2015 and 2016 revealed a wealth of ancient cultural remains dating from 6,300 to 2,500 years ago, providing rare material for the recovery of the social complexities and ancient civilisation processes in the Taihu Lake region.
At the launch of the project, Yang Juan, Standing Committee Member and Minister of Publicity of Langxi County, delivered a speech, and Associate Professor Zhao Dongsheng of Nanjing University reported on the archaeological excavation and research work at the Mapanshan site from the overview of the site, its important value, academic objectives, and the next work plan. The leaders and experts at the meeting held a discussion on the archaeological excavation project at the Mapanshan site. They believe that the cultural continuity of the Mapanshan site is long, the site is well preserved, the gains from the preliminary excavations are great, and as a key project in the national major strategic work, the later archaeological excavation work should be promoted with higher standards and stricter requirements, and the government at all levels will do a good job in supporting the corresponding efforts to obtain greater results. At the same time, we will do a good job in the protection planning of the site and other basic work, so as to prepare for the declaration of the site park and national cultural heritage protection units at a later stage.
Before the meeting, leaders at all levels and experts and scholars visited the site of Mopanshan and then went to the Mopanshan archaeological base to observe the results of the preliminary excavations.
Leaders and experts who attended the meeting were Zou Yajun, Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee and Vice-President of Nanjing University, Fang Wenhui, Director of the Assets Division, Li Bin, Director of the Infrastructure Division, Zhong Weirong, Deputy Director of the Finance Division, Zhao Qing, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of History, Professor Shui Tao; Liu Qizhong, Second Researcher of the Archaeological Division of the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, Gong Xicheng and He Congfa, Deputy Directors of the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Zhang Hui, Director of the Archaeological Room 3; Liu Zheng, Director of the Xuancheng Cultural Relics Bureau; JI Wen, Secretary of the County Party Committee of Langxi County, Hong Lin, County Mayor, Yang Juan, Minister of Propaganda, Wu Yiping, Deputy County Mayor, Fang Junfeng, Director of the Bureau of Culture and Tourism; Chang Zhujun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Feili Town, Langxi County, Liu Qing, Mayor of the town, etc.
