Chifeng, China, June 3 (Reporter Li Aiping) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology released news on the 3rd that the Liaoshangjing Archaeological Team formed by the Inner Mongolia Second Team of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Inner Mongolia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, The official opening of the archaeological site of the Xishanpo Temple in Liaoshang Imperial City in 2020.
Professor Dong Xinlin, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the leader of the Liaoshangjing Archaeological Team, said: "The focus of the Liaoshangjing Beijing archaeological work in 2020 is to continue to promote the layout and evolution of the Liaoshangjing Imperial City."
The picture shows the archaeological site of the Xishanpo Temple site in Liaoshang Imperial City in 2020. Photo by Dong Xinlin
Dong Xinlin explained: "We will focus on the archaeological excavation of the Xishanpo Buddha Temple site in the Imperial City on the basis of archaeological drilling data, master its form and structure, clarify its age and nature, and advance the overall site of the Xishanpo temple site understanding."
Dong Xinlin told reporters that the Liaoshangjing Archaeological Team’s archaeological excavation of the Liaoshangjing Imperial City Xishanpo Temple site, etc. can better understand the layout and evolution of the Liaoshangjing ruins, promote the effective protection of the Liaoshangjing ruins, and promote the construction of the Liaoshangjing National Archaeological Site Park And "Liao Shangjing and Liao Zu Mausoleum apply for World Cultural Heritage".
Liaoshang Jingcheng is the capital with the earliest construction, the longest use time and the most important capital in Liao Dynasty.
The Liaoshangjing site is located in the southeast of Lindong Town, Balin Zuoqi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The capital city of Liaoshang is divided into two cities, north and south. The plan is in the shape of "Japanese". The palace is located in the north. It is a concentrated expression of the rule of "rule by customs" and the idea of "the supremacy of the king", reflecting the organic combination of Hu Han culture. It is a new example of ancient Chinese capitals. (Finish)