Encountering the 3500-Year-Old Panlong City in Guangzhou

On August 22, the much-talked exhibition styled The Archaeological Site of Panlongcheng: Bronze Civilization in the Yangtze River Valley opened at the Nanyue King Museum in Guangzhou, featuring a total of 205 exquisite artifacts. The exhibition vividly portrays the urban life, military rituals, and labor production of the ancient residents of Panlongcheng (Panlong City).

In the summer of 1954, a massive flood struck Wuhan. Workers, while reinforcing the Yangtze River embankment with soil, unexpectedly discovered tombs and bronze artifacts in the Panlongcheng area, revealing the 3500-year-old history of the ancient city. The Panlongcheng site is in the northern suburbs of Wuhan, Hubei Province. It is the richest-known site from the early Shang Dynasty period in the Yangtze River Valley and is also referred to as “the Root of Wuhan City.” The site covers a total area of 3.95 square kilometers and yields over 3,000 exquisite artifacts. #artandculture

8月22日， “盘龙城——长江流域的青铜文明”展览在南越王博物院王宫展区正式开幕，共展出205件（套）精美文物，再现盘龙城先民的城邑生活、兵戎祭祀和劳动生产等画卷。

1954年夏天，武汉发生特大洪水。工人在取土加固长江堤坝时，在盘龙城地块意外发现了墓葬和青铜器，有3500年历史的盘龙城古邑开始浮出水面。盘龙城遗址位于湖北武汉北郊，地处盘龙湖半岛，是长江流域已知等级最高、遗迹最丰富的商代前期遗址，又被誉为“武汉城市之根”。遗址包括宫城区、李家嘴、杨家湾、杨家嘴、王家嘴等多个地点，总面积为3.95平方公里，出土了大玉戈、青铜大圆鼎、青铜钺、绿松石镶金片饰件等3000余件精美文物。

【作者】

文/羊城晚报全媒体记者 文艺 通讯员 南越王宣

图/羊城晚报全媒体记者 贺全胜