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Southern Great Wall(南方长城Nánfāng Chángchéng), which is about 10 kilometers away from the Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient city. In April, Year 2000, the archaeologists in China discovered that more than 190 kilometers of the ancient Great wall were the same as those of the northern Great Wall. Experts confirm that it was part of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall built to defend the kingdom against the Miao people of the south.

Location: in North-west Xiaotun Village, Anyang City, Henan Province The Yin Ruins(殷墟Yīnxū) is the first recorded and archaeologically-recognized relics as the capital city in Shang Dynasty. It has a long history of more than 3300 years. Since 1928, Chinese archaeologists have for many times discovered historic sites of palaces, mausoleums, ash pits and others of late Shang Dynasty, and have unearthed large quantities of Oracle-Bone, ceramics, jade wares and Bronze wares(de Wares). In particular, the first discovery of Shang Dynasty Oracle-Bone Inscription reveals the truth about historic capital sites of Chinese Shang Dynasty, and has caused booming interest in Oracle-Bone Inscription studies. The Simuwu Ancient Sacral Square Vessel unearthed from Royal mausoleums in Yin Ruins is the biggest bronze ware ever found in the world, and has become a national treasure in China. In 1976, the Fu Hao Empress Mausoleum of Shang Dynasty was unearthed, which is another important discovery in China’s history of archaeology(the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects).