Liyang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, which is managed by Changzhou City. Located in the south of Jiangsu Province, southwest of Changzhou City, and at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces in the southwest of the Yangtze River Delta. Its geographical coordinates are between 3109'-3141'north latitude and 01/908' east longitude.
The historical evolution of liyang city, Jiangsu Province: Liyang was founded in the third year of Tang Wude (602) and originated in the east of Lishui County. The history of establishing a county has reached 14 10 years. In the early days, the county was governed in an old county village forty-five miles northwest of this city. In the third year of Tang Tianfu (903), Li Zhen moved to this day. Up to now, the history of Liyang City has reached 1 100 years. 45 million years ago, Australopithecus China appeared in the jellyfish mountain in Upper Huang Zhen, liyang city, which enabled the development of advanced primates including humans to find the source.
Its significance can be compared with the discovery of Zhoukoudian Beijingers. After entering the human age, stone tools representing the Paleolithic Age were unearthed in Shahe, Zhuze and Huang Shang in Liyang. Cultural relics such as stone hairpin and jade laurel represent the social production and living standards of human society in Neolithic age.
The archaeological excavation of Shendun site has further enriched and enriched the historical connotation of Majiabang culture. Geometrically printed pottery and bronze sword clusters show the production level of Shang and Zhou cultures.