Tàizhōu

Taizhou was a fortified centre of the Liao on the western side of the Nen River plain. The old city near the Chor River was built in the Liao period, and remained associated with the northern frontier under the Jin. Walls, building foundations and burial sites recall a settlement that brought administration and military power to a region of grasslands and river valleys. The remains of a brick pagoda also attest to the Buddhist buildings that once stood beside the city.