Butou Warring States Tomb in Changyi

The tomb sits atop an earthen mound 100 meters north of Butou Village, Shibu Economic Development Zone. Its burial mound stands 3.5 meters high with a basal diameter of approximately 22 meters. The burial chamber is an earthen pit filled with stacked stones, measuring around 3 meters in both length and width.

In 1977, a number of artifacts were unearthed from the base of the mound, including one bronze dui vessel, fragments of a jade bi disc, one crystal archer’s ring, two crystal rings, one agate ring, one jade ring, one bronze belt hook, and two bone artifacts. This is identified as the tomb of a high-ranking minister from the Warring States Period.