A site at Chishan in Huanggang reveals high-status tombs dating to about 5,300 years ago, evidencing ancient interactions between the middle and lower Yangtze regions.

At the Beitai platform complex within the Guangzong Temple, part of the Chu State-Jinan Ancient City in Jingzhou, archaeologists uncovered a large, well-preserved palace complex from the Warring States period.

The Maojiazui site in Huanggang yielded well-preserved organic remains, lacquerware, wooden objects, bamboo artifacts, plus pure copper ingots and ceramic casting molds, signaling bronze production capabilities.

Among six major archaeological finds announced for 2025 in Hubei, these discoveries collectively enrich understanding of the Yangtze River civilization and Jingchu culture.

The Jinniu tomb site in Jingmen marks the first early Western Han feudal king mausoleum complex found in Hubei, with an intact layout and evidence of Western Han funerary practices, including lacquered chariot-and-horse figurines and painted pottery.

Mopanshan Chu State site in Yichang reveals city walls and copper-casting workshops, confirming it as a Chu State city from the Spring and Autumn Period.

Taken together, the findings illustrate a 5,000-year continuum of civilization in central Yangtze regions, highlighting construction, metallurgy, burial practices, and urban organization that illuminate Jingchu culture’s role in Chinese civilization.

Sites from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties along the Yangtze in Wuhan provide material context for regional development and cross-regional exchanges that shaped the Yangtze chapter of Chinese civilization.