Laosicheng () is an archaeological site in Sicheng Village () of Lingxi Town,

Yongshun County Yongshun County () is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Located on the western part of Hunan and the northeastern Xiangxi, the county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi Co ...

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Province, China. It is one of the three

Tusi Sites The Tusi Sites () refer to the three ancient Tusi sites in China that were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site on July 3, 2015. It is the 48th World Heritage Site in China. These sites are located in the mountains of Southwest China and e ...

designated by the

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as a

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, designated on July 3, 2015. The site is the historic capital of Peng clan Tusi () for six centuries in modern-day Yongshun, built in 1135 (

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) and abandoned in 1724 (

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). Its original name was Fushicheng () or Fushi City.老司城简介
rednet.cn (30-Jun-15)
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/ref> Located by the riverside of Lingxi River (), the upstream section of Niulu River () which is the second-level tributary of You River, Laosicheng site is the first world cultural heritage site in Hunan province, and also the largest, earliest and best-preserved ancient Tusi city in China. Laosicheng site covers a total area of 25 square kilometers, its core zone has an area of more than 250,000 square meters, in an urban layout of road networks and drainage systems. The relics unearthed included the Hall of Patriarch, Patriarch Temple of the Peng clan, the tombs of Tusi chieftains, ancient streets, ancient city walls, memorial arches, bronze bells and stone horses.Laosicheng becomes the First World Cultural Heritage in Hunan
rednet.cn (04-Jul-15)
/ref> It is known as a sacred place of the Tujia culture.

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