The
Shang City Site of Shixianggou is located near Shixianggou Village on the
northern banks of the Luohe River, southwest of Yanshi County in Henan Province.
The Shang City Site of Shixianggou is about six kilometers away from Erlitou
Site. First excavated in 1983, the city site is rectangular in shape and covers
an area of about 1.9 million square meters. The whole site, which is buried
underground is well preserved, except for the southern wall which has collapsed
by the rushing Luohe River. Walls to its east, west and north sides were built
with rammed earth. The city has seven gates and interlaced streets extending in
all directions. In the south of the city site are three small cities arranged in
an orderly fashion with a symmetrically distributed palace site in the central
city.
According to historical records, the Shang City of Shixianggou is a site from
the early Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC).