Laosicheng

{{Short description|Archaeological site in Hunan, China}}

Laosicheng ({{zh|c=老司城|p=Lǎosīchéng}}) is an archaeological site in Sicheng Village ({{zh|c=司城村}})The official site 永顺老司城遗址简介: [http://www.laosicheng.cn/article/show.asp?id=47 laosicheng.cn (17-Mar-13)] of Lingxi Town, Yongshun County, Hunan Province, China. It is one of the three Tusi Sites designated by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, designated on July 3, 2015.永顺老司城遗址入列世界文化遗产: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150919000543/http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-07/05/c_127985686.htm xinhuanet.com (05-Jul-15)], [http://www.hunan.gov.cn/zw/hnyw/zwdt/201507/t20150705_1791102.html hunan.gov.cn (05-Jul-15)] or [http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/07/05/3729101.htm rednet.cn (05-Jul-15)] The site is the historic capital of Peng clan Tusi ({{zh|c=彭氏土司}}) for six centuries in modern-day Yongshun, built in 1135 (Southern Song dynasty) and abandoned in 1724 (Qing dynasty). Its original name was Fushicheng ({{lang|zh|福石城}}) or Fushi City.老司城简介: [http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/06/30/3724268_1.htm rednet.cn (30-Jun-15)] or [http://mt.sohu.com/20150713/n416694981.shtml sohu.com]

Located by the riverside of Lingxi River ({{zh|c=灵溪河}}), the upstream section of Niulu River ({{zh|c=牛路河}}) which is the second-level tributary of You River,About Yongshun County - 永顺概况: [http://www.ysxww.cn/Info.aspx?ModelId=1&Id=471 ysxww.cn (17-Jan-12)], [http://www.hnysgt.gov.cn/zmhd/kxpj/201512/t20151209_279684.html hnysgt.gov.cn (02-May-15)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407144146/http://www.hnysgt.gov.cn/zmhd/kxpj/201512/t20151209_279684.html |date=2017-04-07 }}, [http://mudedi.59706.com/XZ433127.html 59706.com] Laosicheng site is the first world cultural heritage site in Hunan province,Laosicheng Site Fuels Cultural Tourism in Western Hunan: [http://mt.sohu.com/20160506/n448114554.shtml sohu.com (06-May-16)] or [http://english.rednet.cn/c/2016/05/09/3978876.htm rednet.cn (09-May-16)] and also the largest, earliest and best-preserved ancient Tusi city in China.Western Hunan's Laosicheng Site Named as World Heritage Site: [http://www.enghunan.gov.cn/sp/laosichengsite/news/201508/t20150817_1820441.html enghunan.gov.cn] 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: [http://english.rednet.cn/c/2015/07/04/3728278.htm rednet.cn (04-Jul-15)] It is known as a sacred place of the Tujia culture.