Han Tombs in Shuozhou

Shuozhou Museum of Han Tombs

synonym

Shuozhou Han tomb generally refers to Shuozhou Han Tomb Museum

Located in the administrative and living area of Pingshuo open-air coal company, 5 kilometers north of Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, it was excavated in 1983. There are more than 1500 tombs and more than 15000 cultural relics unearthed. It is the largest group of Han Tombs in China. These tombs are large and small, about 15 meters high and about 34 meters low. From the size, height, depth and scale of these mausoleums, we can see the size of the official position of the deceased. The cultural relics unearthed in the tomb are very rich, and they are all practical objects of the deceased's life. Including all kinds of pottery, cooking utensils, wine utensils, coins, bronze, iron, jade, lacquer, lead, wood and so on.

Historical overview

It is located near Pingshuo open pit coal mine living area in Shuozhou City. More than 800 Han tombs have been excavated. Tombs are densely distributed. There are many kinds of tombs, caves, brick chambers, wooden coffins and so on. There are many kinds of tomb paths and chambers. Most of the tombs belong to Wang and Tai families, and most of them have one coffin and one coffin. There are pottery, bronze, jade, lacquerware and other daily utensils and precious funeral objects in the tomb. Among the unearthed cultural relics is a breast mirror with a diameter of 18 cm. It is a good bronze mirror in Han Dynasty. In addition, the four kinds of copper fumigation furnace, Guihe Boshan furnace and intact chessboard all have high artistic value and historical research value. According to archaeologists, the most precious cultural relic unearthed is a pelican fish lantern with vivid shape and exquisite workmanship. The whole lamp is made of copper. The shape of the lamp is like a pelican holding a fish. If the candle is lit, the smoke will curl up and enter the pipe connecting the fish and Pelican. The accumulated ash can be introduced into the pelican and dissolved in the water. As early as 2000 years ago, the Han Dynasty was able to design lamps and lanterns to eliminate lamp smoke pollution. Weapons account for a large proportion of the cultural relics unearthed from the tombs. These tombs are large and small, about 15 meters high and about 34 meters low. From the size, height, depth and scale of these mausoleums, we can see the size of the official position of the deceased. The cultural relics unearthed in the tomb are very rich, and they are all practical objects of the deceased's life. Including all kinds of pottery, cooking utensils, wine utensils, coins, bronze, iron, jade, lacquer, lead, wood and so on.

Related introduction

Guangwu tombs are located in the southwest of Shanyin County, Shuozhou City, and in the north of old Guangwu and new Guangwu City, with a total of 288 tombs. The tombs are surrounded by mountains in the South and Pingchuan in Shuozhou in the north. Looking down from the south to the north, they are dotted with mounds of different sizes. The highest is more than ten meters, and the lowest is more than three meters. In 1988, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in China, and the guangwuhan cemetery was built at the southern end of the Han tombs. Although the Guangwu tombs have not been excavated, the four chambers in the northwest end of the tombs, which were washed down by water, are brick chamber tombs. The unearthed cultural relics include pottery pots, pots, bowls, dowries and five baht coins. From the shape of the tombs and the unearthed cultural relics, we can see that they were in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

New Guangwu and old Guangwu were under the jurisdiction of yinguan County of Yanmen County in Han Dynasty. Yinguan county was established in 154 B.C. in the third year of emperor Jingdi of Han Dynasty, and Yanmen county government moved here from Shanwu county (youyujing of Shanxi Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to Taiping Huanyu Ji, "yinguan city is now called Xiaguan city", so it is located in Xiaguan City, bianzituan Township, Shuozhou City. It is located in front of Yanmen pass, close to mountains and close to danger. In ancient times, it was a place for garrison and strategists to fight. The Han Dynasty set up counties and counties here to resist the southward movement of Xiongnu nobles. Its role is self-evident. Therefore, Guangwu tombs are the concentrated cemeteries of officials and rich people in Yanmen county and yinguan County in Han Dynasty. It is an important material basis for studying the politics, military, economy and culture of Han Dynasty.

In the Qin Dynasty, the moon was bright, and in the Han Dynasty, the pass was closed. Don't laugh when you are drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times. There are loyal bones buried everywhere in the Castle Peak. Why do you need to return the corpse It is these tiny individuals who protect the infinite rivers and mountains in the world of Hanshi. Thousands of years later, they still stand in a neat array in the autumn wind outside the Great Wall.

Introduction to Shuozhou

In 1988, it was approved by the State Council to set up a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of the province, which is a new type of energy and heavy chemical industry base in China. The city has jurisdiction over two districts and four counties, with a total area of 10600 square kilometers and a total population of 1.45 million. Shuozhou has vast land and good agricultural production conditions. It is rich in mineral resources, with coal reserves of 50 billion tons. There are the largest and most modernized large-scale open-pit coal enterprises in China, with an annual output of 50 million tons of raw coal. There are Shentou No.1 and No.2 Power Plants with the largest single unit capacity in North China. Shuozhou has convenient transportation, developed posts and telecommunications, crisscross coal transportation lines, county and township highways, and Huairen airport and Pingshuo airport are open to Beijing and Shanghai. The city has realized telephone networking, long-distance transportation by mail, and program-controlled local telephone exchange. Shuozhou is rich in tourism resources, numerous cultural relics and historical celebrities. There are the oldest and largest Sakyamuni Pagoda in Yingxian Liao Dynasty, Chongfu temple in Tang Dynasty, and the site of Zhiyu people in Paleolithic age. In addition, there are the famous "killing tiger mouth" of the northern Xiongnu, the "Golden Beach" of Yang Jiajiang's bloody battle against Liao, the large-scale tombs in Xinguang and Wuhan, and the inner and outer Great Wall, which symbolizes the power of China. Yuchi Gong, Zhang Liao, Bao Chengxian, ban Jieshu and other historical celebrities are all from Shuozhou. Shuozhou's joint ventures and cooperative enterprises with investors from the United States, Russia, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries and regions have generally achieved good economic and social benefits.

Address: 5 km north of Shuocheng District, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 112.43225

Latitude: 39.31894

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