Huangcai

Huangcai Town
黄材镇
Huangcai Town is located in Hunan
Huangcai Town
Huangcai Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°08′58″N 112°07′29″E / 28.14944°N 112.12472°E / 28.14944; 112.12472
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
 • Total
220 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
62,000
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410627
Area code0731
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángcaí Zhèn

Huangcai Town (Chinese: 黄材镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Xiangzikou Town, Shatian Township and Weishan Township on the west, Songmutang Town on the north, Hengshi Town on the east, and Laoliangcang Town and Liushahe Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 55,412 and an area of 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi). It is known for the bronze culture of the Shang culture at Laoliangcang Town.

Siyangfangzun Vessel or Four Ram Zun Vessel (四羊方尊): Unearthed at Zhuan'erlun hillside (转耳仑山腰), discovered by Jiang Jingsu (姜景舒) and his other two brothers in April 1938.