Fufeng

A district north of the Wei River in central Shaanxi province, China, rich in Western Chou/Zhou (1122-771 BC) remains. The area was the center of Chou power for several generations preceding the founding of the Chou dynasty, and the dynastic capital Zong Zhou may also have been here. Excavations have revealed a palace complex dating from the early and middle Western Chou. A hoard of 103 ritual vessels and bells is the single most important find of Western Chou bronzes ever made; the contents of the hoard span nearly the whole of the Western Chou period.

[Fu-feng], District just north of the Wei River in central Shaanxi province, China. The Zhouyuan region, comprising Fufeng and neighbouring Qishan, is exceptionally rich in Western Zhou remains; this area was the centre of Zhou power for several generations preceding the founding of the Zhou dynasty, and the dynastic capital Zong Zhou may also have been here (see Zhou capitals). Excavations underway since 1976 at Fufeng Shaochen have revealed a palace complex dating from the early and middle Western Zhou; the remains of eight tile-roofed buildings are spread over nearly 6000 square metres. A hoard of 103 ritual vessels and bells discovered at Fufeng Zhuangbo in 1976 is the single most important find of Western Zhou bronzes ever made; the contents of the hoard span nearly the whole of the Western Zhou period.