Yellow Emperor City, Huaxia Shi'an: Regional Historical Memory and Ancient Cultural Relics

The ancient city of Shiya, revealed by modern archaeology, is a carrier of civilization with brilliant achievements in the era, which has been forgotten by history due to the long time of the times, and it is lamentable and regrettable. In fact, history has not completely forgotten it, it is still hidden in the memory of regional history. For example, there is a place commonly known as "Huangchengtai" in the ancient city of Shi'e, its location is relatively higher than the surrounding area, and there are also larger top countertops, which is still relatively easy to understand, but it is difficult to understand to call it "Huangchengtai". Before the ancient city of Shi'an was revealed by archaeology, who could associate this Huangchengtai place name with an ancient city. Then there is this place commonly known as Huangchengtai, and after modern archaeological investigation, it has been found that there are large building foundation sites and other remains. It turned out that this was the heart of the ancient city of Rough Rock, where the power center of the ancient city was located. Archaeologists believe that the area around Huangchengtai is where Miyagi Castle is located in the ancient city of Shiya, that is, the ruling group and its authority at that time. According to the background of the times at that time, even if it is not appropriate to use Miyagi to represent it at first, it should be the residence of the leaders of a certain tribal group or ethnic group at that time, in the most prominent and well-defended center of the city. There is a low-lying depression west of Huangchengtai, commonly known locally as the "dungeon trench", which is also an interesting place name, and if associated with Huangchengtai, it seems to be the place where criminals were held in the ancient city era.

Why are there some place names in today's places that are definitely poor and remote? The more reliable explanation is that it reflects a kind of regional historical memory. Things that once appeared in the area were passed on by word of mouth by the residents of different eras of the region, and they have been continuously circulated to this day. At present, the scientific investigation and excavation conducted by contemporary archaeologists have proved that these circulating place names are not false talk, but have their origins and causes. After the ancient city of Shi'an was revealed, it is not surprising that there are some place names such as Huangchengtai and Dungeon Trench.