Through detailed investigation of the features and related remains of Qingguanshan No.1 building of Sanxingdui site,it is clear that its lifespan reached as late as the second phase of the Yinxu site,which is equivalent to the early stage of the fourth phase of Sanxingdui site.The base of Qingguanshan No.1 building is prism-like,containing at least two layers.The lower layer is the slope base,serving as the bedding layer to make sure the base is level.The upper layer is horizontal to ensure the overall stability of the building.The column holes of Qingguanshan No.1 building are relatively dense and distributed in the form of an approximate matrix.Except for a suspected passage in the middle,the other column holes show no obvious sign of a dense or sparse spatial arrangement.With a group of U-shaped wall base structure in the middle of Qingguanshan No.1 building as the central axis,the incomplete eastern part can be restored in accordance with the pattern of the western part.The original Qingguanshan No.1 building is nearly 84 meters long from east to west,more than 16 meters wide from north to south,and has a total area of nearly 1350 square meters,which should be one of the largest single buildings in China during the same period.As the main building of a courtyard complex,the Qingguanshan No.1 building should have ancillary buildings on both sides.Qingguanshan No.1 building is most likely a palace building,which also has sacrificial functions,while the possibility of it being a storehouse can be ruled out.
Qingguanshan No.1 buildingShang DynastyPalace architectureSanxingdui site