Wuxi Helv City initially identified as king

pring and Autumn Period, Wu capital city - "lu (hé lǘ) City once again become a hot topic of historical research, an archaeological community has long been the mystery once again trying to crack.  On September 10 at the "Wuxi Helv City site experts will", from Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and archeology, history and heritage conservation planning experts, discussed after the study tour, initially determined that the Wuxi Helv Castle Ruins is the BC 515 - 496 BC between the generation of the capital city of the king lu the Spring and Autumn Period.  The National Heritage Board and the leadership of the Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, also attended the demonstration.

 2,500 years ago in the the Wuyue battle countless legends of soul-stirring, add to the history of China.  According to historical records, the lu urban construction in the late Spring and Autumn, sites in Wuxi County hudai Township Lake Village and the snow Yanqiao Township, Wujin County town between the villages, in March 1982 by Jiangsu Provincial People's Government re-announced as the provincial cultural relics protection units. Zhou Jing Wang for six years (514 BC), Wu attacked Chu division, Helv king ordered to build the size of the two cities. However, because of the historical Capital Site is not clearly documented, so some people say about the Wu ruins of the ancient capital city in Suzhou, it was said in Wuxi, it was said in Changzhou, lu city's historical position is also different opinions.

 The State Administration of Cultural Heritage Archaeological team leader Huang Jing slightly Wuxi archaeological review of the latest confirmed lu big city.  What is the basis of the identified?  Demonstration will be presented the minutes of four points: First, a basic understanding of the relationship between lu city the era of the site layout and the surrounding ruins archaeological review; is one of the most important results of the archaeological review is found and confirmed lu largest city. complete recovery of the lu city of ruins; archaeological review and confirmed the Longshan Shihcheng and Xu Shan Bay, complete recovery of the defense system of the lu Castle Ruins; Fourth, the results of the archaeological review, lu city ruins Guo city , there is a complete defense system, in line with the capital of the establishment of the Spring and Autumn period, initially identified Helv City site for the capital city of the king lu the Spring and Autumn Period 515 BC - 496 BC generation.

 In addition, in April this year, Wuxi archaeological volunteers Chen Wankang lu city ruins within inadvertently collected eight lettering bamboo.  Allegedly, this is the word bamboo in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for the first time. Cleaning zoom observation, he was pleasantly surprised to find that this was a lettering bamboo.  Subsequently, the Presbyterian in-situ collected other bamboo, a total of eight engraved with 45 suspected text.  June 4, the CAS Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, on bamboo slips dating to 2400 BP, consistent with the late Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu's.