文物遺存
查干浩特城(cheng)址(zhi)平面(mian)呈(cheng)方(fang)形,每邊長約500米(mi)(mi)。夯筑土墻(qiang),殘(can)高0.9-1.5米(mi)(mi)。四(si)面(mian)各開(kai)一門(men),外筑甕城(cheng)。四(si)隅設角臺。北墻(qiang)有馬面(mian)。城(cheng)內(nei)發現(xian)建筑址(zhi)三(san)十(shi)余處,十(shi)字(zi)形街(jie)道與四(si)門(men)相連,寬8-10米(mi)(mi)。遺(yi)址(zhi)中(zhong)采集到(dao)筒(tong)瓦、板瓦,灰陶卷(juan)沿盆、直口(kou)罐,鐵銹花白(bai)瓷罐、茶(cha)釉甕等殘(can)片。城(cheng)東(dong)北高地上有古(gu)墓群,已清理兩(liang)座為土穴洞(dong)室墓,內(nei)置木棺,單人仰身直肢葬,頭朝(chao)西(xi),死(si)者穿絲綢衣服(fu)。墓地上有景教(jiao)墓頂石,屬阿剌(la)兀(wu)思系汪古(gu)人墓地。
查干浩特,意為白(bai)色的(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池。該遺址(zhi)由東白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、西白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、阿巴嘎山祭祀址(zhi)及白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)附近(jin)村(cun)落遺址(zhi)等幾部(bu)分組成。總面(mian)(mian)積69萬(wan)平(ping)方米。它利用(yong)(yong)(yong)棋盤山作為天然屏障,在兩座山峰之(zhi)間的(de)(de)山坳處(chu)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)夯筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻,中(zhong)心辟有(you)寬(kuan)10米的(de)(de)白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)南門(men)。白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)建以宮殿。中(zhong)央宮殿位(wei)于城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市的(de)(de)中(zhong)軸線(xian)上,四周環以配殿,形(xing)成眾星拱月式的(de)(de)格局(ju)。在白(bai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)共(gong)發(fa)現24塊不同(tong)形(xing)狀和規格的(de)(de)柱(zhu)礎石,全部(bu)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)白(bai)色花崗巖(yan)制造,柱(zhu)礎正面(mian)(mian)和立面(mian)(mian)均(jun)經過磨(mo)刻或鑿(zao)刻處(chu)理,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中(zhong)出土(tu)有(you)綠(lv)、黃色琉璃龍鱗紋殘磚、綠(lv)釉筒瓦(wa)、高足杯(bei)、銀錠等一批(pi)重要文物,充分顯(xian)示(shi)出主人(ren)的(de)(de)權位(wei)之(zhi)高。
保護
2006年(nian)5月被國務院公布為第六(liu)批全國文物(wu)保護單位。