Tomb of Liang Xiaowang

The tomb of King Liang Xiao is located 34 km northeast of Yongcheng, on the hillside to the east of Baoan in the south of Mangdang Mountain, about 15 meters away from the top of the mountain. King Xiao of Liang was named Liu Wu, the second son of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. He was appointed King Dai at the beginning and then king Huaiyang at the end. He was renamed King Xiao of Liang in the 12th year of Emperor Wen (168 BC) and was buried here after his death. The tomb is cut into a mountain for the coffin, which is hidden through the stone. The door of the tomb faces east, and the length of the tomb is 56.62 meters. The tombs of the Han and Liang emperors in Mangdang Shanxi are the earliest and largest tombs of the Han Dynasty discovered in China. The tombs of the Han and Liang kings in Mangdang, Shanxi Province, are carved into hills and buried in stones. They are complex in structure and grand in momentum, just like underground palaces. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the tombs of King liang of the Western Han Dynasty were excavated by countless migrant workers with hammers in the Western Han Dynasty before the advent of explosives. The vast amount of engineering and superb skills are amazing. The Han Dynasty Murals, jade clothes, gilded chariots and horses, cavalry figurines and a large number of exquisite jade artifacts unearthed from the tombs can be regarded as rare treasures.

Liang Xiaowang Mausoleum

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Liang Xiaowang tomb generally refers to Liang Xiaowang mausoleum

Liang Xiaowang mausoleum, located at the south foot of Bao'an mountain in Mangdang Mountain, a national 5A tourist attraction, is the tomb of Liu Wu, Liang Xiaowang of Western Han Dynasty. The north peak is the mausoleum of Queen Li, Liu Wu's wife. It belongs to the underground palace where husband and wife are buried together in the same tomb and different caves. Since King Xiao of Liang Dynasty, his descendants have chosen Mangdang Mountain as their resting place for eight generations. It has formed a rare large-scale and complex tomb group of Liang King's mausoleum in the Western Han Dynasty. The mausoleum of King Xiao of Liang Dynasty, with a total length of 96 meters, a maximum width of 32 meters and an area of about 700 square meters, was selected as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries during the Eighth Five Year Plan period in 1994, and was approved as a key cultural relic protection unit in 1996.

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Notes to the water classic: there is a tomb of Liang Xiaowang in Dangshan. He cut the mountain to make a Guo and put through the stone to hide. He walked a mile to Tibet, where there was a few feet of water. There was a big carp in the water. Li people said that there was a God in the water and they did not dare to commit it.

Wei Shu, the annals of the Three Kingdoms: you Xiaowang of Liang Dynasty, the mother and brother of the former Emperor, Zunxian of the tomb, Songbai Sangzi, you should be respectful, but Cao led the school officials to excavate in person, break the coffin and bare the body, and snatch the treasure. To make the holy Dynasty shed tears, the people sad. He also issued general Qiu Zhonglang and commander Mo Jin. He had no bones and was not exposed.

Taiping Huanyu Ji: on the South Ridge of Dangshan mountain, 50 Li north of Yongcheng County, it is four Zhang high, one li on Monday.

Unified annals of the Qing Dynasty: the tomb of King Liang Xiao is in the north of Yongcheng County, guide Prefecture.

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Liang Xiaowang mausoleum is 96 meters in length, 32 meters in width and 700 square meters in area. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao led the army to excavate the tomb. According to the records in the book of the later Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao liezhuan, Cao Cao specially set up such official positions as general faqiu Zhonglang and captain MOJIN Xiaowei to excavate the tomb of Liang Xiao. Under the mausoleum, there was a majestic and spectacular dormitory garden, which was destroyed in the late Western Han Dynasty. The base site of the dormitory garden is basically well preserved. It is 110 meters long from north to south, 60 meters wide from east to west, and covers an area of 6600 square meters. The main building base site is composed of vestibule, Zhaobi wall, dormitory hall, temporary hall, kitchen and cloister. From September 1992 to July 1994, Henan Provincial Institute of cultural relics and Archaeology excavated and cleaned up the base site of Liang Xiao's mausoleum. In 1994, it was rated as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China during the Eighth Five Year Plan period.

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Liang Xiaowang

Liu Wu is the grandson of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, the son of Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, and the same mother and brother of Liu Qi, Emperor Jing. Liu Wu, king of Liang Xiao, was appointed king of Liang from Huaiyang in 168 B.C. and died of sudden illness in 144 B.C. for 25 years. Suiyang, the capital of Liang state, has a vast territory and abundant resources. Its border extends to the south of Mount Tai in the north, and to the east of Qi County in Kaifeng in the West. It has more than 40 cities in the big county, occupying a high place in the world. In addition to the constant rewards from the imperial court, a large amount of wealth was accumulated. According to the records of Liang Xiaowang's family in historical records, "before he died, his wealth was countless, and his remaining gold was still more than 400000 Jin." His mother, Empress Dowager Dou, doted on him, and Emperor Jing also took special care of him. In particular, in 154 B.C., King Xiao of Liang made great contributions to the establishment of the rebellion against the seven kingdoms, and was granted the banner of the emperor. This shows the special status of Liu Wu, King Xiao of Liang. During the reign of Liang Xiaowang, Dazhi palace expanded more than 70 li of Suiyang city and built a Liang garden of 300 Li. In addition, Liang Xiaowang's poems, songs, and Fu were popular among the sages of the world. Many literary giants were guests of the throne, such as Sima Xiangru, Mei Cheng, and Zou Yang. They left a large number of handed down masterpieces and made great contributions to the development of Han Fu.

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Liu Wu, King Xiao of Liang Dynasty, lived in the flourishing age of literature and scenery in the early Western Han Dynasty. Because of his special status and status, his burial system enjoyed the burial specifications of the emperor of Han Dynasty, which had a great impact on the shape of the tombs of the king of Liang. The huge engineering building of Liang Xiao mausoleum fully reflects the creative ability and wisdom of the ancient Chinese working people. At the same time, it has important value for the study of material civilization, social life and funeral system of Han Dynasty.

Address: hillside on the east side of Baoan, Yongcheng County, Shangqiu City

Longitude: 116.5112767988

Latitude: 34.165293695

Tel: 0371-5900105

Ticket information: 10 yuan

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