The Huailin site lies on a gently-sloping terrace north of Huailin Village of Xiwo Township in northern Xin'an County, Henan. In the winter of 1996, the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology carried out excavation here in coordination with the construction of the Huanghe Xiaolangdi Reservoir. The work resulted in the revelation of a pottery-making kiln, two tombs and 19 ash-pits in the excavated area of above 400 sq m. The kiln is in a rather good condition. The pottery unearthed includes the ding tripod, jar, flared-rimmed basin, bo bowl, thick-lipped basin and vessel lid. It suggests that the site belongs to the Wangwan type of Yangshao culture. Chronologically the site corresponds to the second phase of the culture, and its early stage seems conformable to the late first phase.
