Shimao Site, Shenmu, Shaanxi 陕西神木石峁遗址

Location: China, Shaanxi, Shenmu, Yulin Google Maps Amap
Part of: Stamps: Asian Civilizations (I), Stamps: National Archaeological Parks, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Nearby: Mount North Wudang 87km, Taiyuan 213km, Ancient City of Pingyao 225km, Baotou 228km, Yan'an 231km, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River 269km

On the loess ridges near Gaojiabao Town in Shenmu, the Shimao Site is a large stone-walled city of the late Longshan period, more than 4,000 years old, with three rings of stone walls: the palace platform, the inner city and the outer city. Its gates, barbicans and stone-carved faces set into the walls show the scale of an early state in northern China.