Tomb site of King Wu

The tomb site of King Wu is located in the north of Changsha. Wu Rui was granted the order of Fanyang in the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, made Wu the king of Hengshan. Liu Bang ascended the throne and changed Linjiang to Changsha, and made him the king of Changsha. After his death, his subjects held a grand funeral for him. It is said that the tomb of King Wu is 22 meters high and there is a temple beside it, which is called the temple of King Wu. But at the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan established the state of Wu in Jiangnan. In order to build the temple of Sun Jian, his father, the prefect of Changsha, he dug up the tomb of Wu Rui and took the wood from it. Therefore, the tomb and temple of the king of Wu had a very short life. But the tomb site of King Wu has been handed down to this day, probably because people remember him... Xiang Yu, king of Chu, made Wu King of Hengshan, Liu Bang ascended the throne, changed Linjiang to Changsha, and made him king of Changsha. When Wu Rui was in power, he was very popular for his political virtue. After his death, his subjects held a grand funeral for him. It is said that the tomb of King Wu is 22 meters high and there is a temple beside it, which is called the temple of King Wu. But at the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan established the state of Wu in Jiangnan. In order to build the temple of Sun Jian, his father, the prefect of Changsha, he dug up the tomb of Wu Rui and took the wood from it. Therefore, the tomb and temple of the king of Wu had a very short life. However, the tomb site of King Wu has been handed down to this day, probably because people remember his merits and virtues.

Tomb site of King Wu

1. The site of King Wu's tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, is located in the north of Changsha City. It is said that it was the tomb of Wu Rui in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Because people remember his merits and virtues, the tomb site of the king of Wu has been handed down to this day.

2. The tomb of King Helu of Wu. He Lu, the king of Wu, was one of the five overlords in the late spring and Autumn period. In order to prevent people from stealing corpses and digging treasures after his death, he carefully chose the place to build the mausoleum before he died, which is also very natural. Later, he Lu died. His son Fu Chai complied with his will and built the Royal Mausoleum according to the ancient rules. After careful construction, it is said that he Lu's body was buried under the sword pool, and he buried 3000 precious swords and treasures he loved.

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The tomb site of King Wu is located in the north of Changsha. Wu Rui was granted the order of Fanyang in the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, made Wu the king of Hengshan. Liu Bang ascended the throne and changed Linjiang to Changsha, and made him the king of Changsha. After his death, his subjects held a grand funeral for him. It is said that the tomb of King Wu is 22 meters high and there is a temple beside it, which is called the temple of King Wu. But at the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan established the state of Wu in Jiangnan. In order to build the temple of Sun Jian, his father, the prefect of Changsha, he dug up the tomb of Wu Rui and took the wood from it. Therefore, the tomb and temple of the king of Wu had a very short life. However, the tomb site of King Wu has been handed down to this day, probably because people remember his merits and virtues.

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Following the real mountain in Hushuguan and the Shushan mountain in Tongan, the largest Mausoleum of the king of Wu was recently found on the Baoshan mountain in Dongzhu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou. Judging from the scale, shape and cultural relics of the tombs, they all surpass the tombs of King Wu in Zhenshan and Shushan excavated a few years ago.

The reporter braved the drizzle to climb Baoshan yesterday, only to see that the tomb chamber is very imposing, facing Taihu Lake, quite king of the world. The cemetery is rectangular in shape, 25 meters long, 12 meters wide and 4 meters high; the bottom is 60 meters long and 20 meters wide, and it is built by slab. The tomb is 11.3 meters long and 5 meters wide. On the west side, there is a 17 meter long slope tomb Road, which is in the shape of "a", which is a typical Central Plains cemetery culture. There are drainage ditches on both sides of the passage, and the bottom of the chamber is more elegant because of a thick layer of charcoal. All kinds of signs show that the owner of the tomb is most likely the king of Wu in the late spring and Autumn period. According to historical records, Shou MENGNAN moved to Wu, passed through Zhufan, Yuji, Yumei, Liao, and finally to fuchai. There were seven kings of Wu successively. In the late spring and Autumn period, there were only Helu and fuchai. It remains to be further studied who the owner of this tomb was.

It is reported that the tomb unearthed not only primitive celadon, the most important is the jade burial composed of Zhuru and Yuguan, which was used by the monarch at that time. There are not only Wu's traditional artifacts, such as Zhuru and pottery pots, but also turquoise beads, agate beads, amethyst beads, bronze arrows, sword remnants and so on.

According to reports, during the excavation, the archaeological team found that there were two openings in the tomb, the coffin disappeared, and the body was separated from the head. According to the analysis of the skull and trunk bones, the corpse is the same adult male, and the bones are scattered, which indicates that it was roughly torn. In addition, a bronze chisel made by Yue, a black leather pottery double ear water jug and a clay pottery cup produced by Yue State at that time were unearthed in the tomb. It is very likely that the tomb was stolen by Yue people, which should be a political tomb robbery. This also proves from another side that the tomb owner is probably the last two of Wu state One of the monarchs. At present, archaeologists are carrying out in-depth research and Analysis on the cultural relics, which will soon solve the mystery.

The mystery of King Wu's tomb

At the end of the spring and Autumn period, Wu and Yue states in the south of the Yangtze River also joined the ranks of fighting for hegemony. At that time, Yan Helu, the king of Wu, appointed Wu Zixu and Sun Wu as generals, which made the state of Wu powerful and dominating for a time. When Fu Chai, the king of Wu, defeated the state of Yue, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was forced to submit himself to the state of Wu. Gou Jian is determined to show his shame and strive for strength. Therefore, he has the story of suffering from hardships.

It is said that after the death of King Helu of Wu, Fu Chai buried his father in a deep pool. The coffin pivot was covered with triple copper camphor, and the pool was filled with mercury. In addition to the treasures, there are also famous Swords "Bian Zhu" and "Yu Chang". This deep pool is the sword pool under Huqiu, a famous scenic spot in Suzhou. For thousands of years, people have been looking for the sword in the tomb.

Qin Shihuang had traveled thousands of miles to Huqiu and sent people everywhere to look for it, but he couldn't find it. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan personally came to Huqiu to supervise the excavation, and the result was nothing. During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, the water in Suzhou dried up early in the morning. Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming, celebrities at that time, went to the pool to explore and found a skull in a cave in the north of the pool. They estimated that the cave was the tomb of King Wu. However, the magistrate of Suzhou at that time ordered the cave to be sealed by folding stones on the ground that the remains of the former king could not be exposed.

After liberation

Suzhou Municipal People's government invited experts to study Jianchi. Experts believe that Huqiu used to be the palace of the king of Wu's boudoir Helu and Fucha, and it is very likely that the tomb of the king of Wu will be located here. Moreover, Jianchi is an ideal place for burial because of its dangerous terrain and long-term running water. It is also recorded in historical records. In 1956, when the Huqiu pagoda was rebuilt in Suzhou, the water in the sword pool was pumped out and the mud was dug out for exploration. At that time, on the East Cliff of Jianchi, two inscriptions on the cliff were found, which recorded the discovery of the tomb gate of the king of Wu at the bottom of Jianchi in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty. The staff found a cave in the middle of the rock at the bottom of the pool. There is a stone Hutong more than 10 meters long inside. The junior two can go side by side, and gradually only one can jump sideways. At the end of the stone Hutong, there are three huge rectangular stones in the shape of a trumpet. Obviously, this is the tomb gate. After the discovery of the tomb gate, it was not excavated, because once excavated, it will affect the Huqiu tower and destroy the scenic spot of Huqiu. Therefore, the tomb of King Helu of Wu is still an eternal mystery.

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