Wuwangdun ancient tomb

Wuwangdun ancient tomb, Warring States period tomb. In xuwa village, Sanhe Township, Changfeng County, Anhui Province. It covers an area of 584 square meters and is 16 meters high. A pit for chariots and horses was found at the foot of the tomb. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

Wuwangdun

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Wuwangdun tomb generally refers to wuwangdun

Wuwangdun, located in xuwa village, Sanhe Town, Tianjiaan District, Huainan City, Anhui Province, is a tomb of the Warring States period. It covers an area of 5840 square meters and is 16 meters high. Now it is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

Cultural relics

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Cultural relic value

Chema pit was found at the foot of wuwangdun tomb, which is now a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. It is of great significance for people to understand the historical development of the Warring States period.

Cultural relics protection

On September 8, 1981, wuwangdun was awarded the provincial cultural relics protection unit in Anhui Province.

Address: xuwa village, Sanhe Township, Changfeng County

Longitude: 116.961823

Latitude: 32.586164

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