Study on the Hub Position of Muyangcheng Site and Port in Liaodong from the Warring States to the Han Dynasty
There is a close connection between the Liaodong Peninsula region and the Jiaodong Peninsula re-gion from the Neolithic Age to the early Bronze Age through the Miaodao Islands. The Dongyi culture in the Haidai region has been spreading to the Liaodong Peninsula region from the Dawenkou culture to the late Shang Dynasty,which is a maritime cultural transmission line and gradually evolved into a historical trans-portation route. The Muyang City and its affiliated port in Lushun are important links for communication be-tween the Jiaodong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula. The archaeological and cultural resources around Muyang City are abundant,with a large number of tombs and sites from the Neolithic Age to the Han Dy-nasty. During the Western Zhou Dynasty,this maritime cultural exchange began to shift towards land-based cultural exchange. Muyang City gradually developed from a residential address to a city site during the Yan State Period,becoming an important castle for maritime exchange and defense.