Compared to these sites, Chengziya is much larger, and many more large artifacts have been discovered. "In fact, it already transcends the traditional 'fortress' type compound, which was mainly for defense, and is a 'city' in the sense of a political, economic, and cultural center.
跟這些城址比較，城子崖的面積大，大型出土器物也多，「說起來，已脫離了早期城市以防衛為目的『土堡壘』性質，進展到以政治、經濟及文化為中心的『城市』了。