Shanghai Museum unveils Qinglong Town relics  

上海公布青龙镇考古新发现 唐宋文物见证当年繁盛

上海博物馆6日首次在上海市青浦区青龙镇遗址考古发掘现场，对外披露此次考古发掘中取得的“重大新成果”：发现唐宋房屋基址、水井、灰坑、铸造作坊、砖砌炉灶等建筑遗迹，出土铜、铁、木、陶瓷器等近2000件。

Shanghai (CNS) – The Shanghai Museum on Wednesday announced for the first time the archaeological discoveries made at the Qinglong Town ruins in the city's Qingpu District.

The findings include architectural monuments such as houses, wells, pits, brick stoves and workshops from the Tang and Song dynasties (960-1279), and nearly 2,000 pieces made from copper, iron, wood and porcelain.

As Shanghai's earliest port for foreign trade, Qinglong Town stood out as a wealthy settlement. Its prosperity was compared to that of Hangzhou, capital of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), causing it to be dubbed "little Hangzhou."

The excavation at the ruins began in 2010.