Tokyo Castle (English: Dong-jing)

Japanese: 東京城 - とうけいじょう（英語表記）Dong-jing

An earthen fortress in Ning'an County, Heilongjiang Province, China. It is believed to be the site of Shangjing Longquanfu, one of the five capitals of the Balhae Dynasty. Excavations were carried out by the East Asian Archaeological Society in 1933-34. The inner fortress and temple ruins have been confirmed within the rectangular earthen outer wall measuring 4.5 km east-west and 3.3 km north-south. The inner fortress is located in the center of the northern edge of the outer wall, and within it is the inner inner fortress. The inner inner fortress measures just over 600 m east-west and just over 700 m north-south, and the remains of palaces, corridors, and other buildings have been discovered. Various artifacts have been excavated from the site, including patterned brickwork, green-glazed roof tiles, green-glazed pillar bases, and stone lion heads.

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Japanese:

中国黒竜江省寧安県にある土城。渤海の五京の一つ「上京龍泉府」址に比定されている。 1933～34年に東亜考古学会が発掘調査している。東西 4.5km，南北 3.3kmの長方形の土でできた外壁の中に内城，寺院跡などが確認されている。内城は外壁の北辺の中央部にあり，その中に内内城がある。内内城は東西 600m強，南北 700m強であり，宮殿，回廊などの建築址が発見されている。そこから紋様のついた甎，緑釉の瓦，緑釉の柱座，石製の獅子頭など各種の遺物が出土している。

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