Tomb of emperor Guangling of Han Dynasty

Tomb of emperor Guangling of Han Dynasty

The tomb of emperor Guangling of Han Dynasty in Gaoyou city was excavated in 1979 in shenjushan, Huxi New District, Gaoyou city. Its Muzi area is 18 times larger than that of Han Dynasty tomb in Mawangdui, Hunan Province. It is the funeral "huangchangticuo", which represents the highest etiquette in ancient times, and unearthed pieces of jade clothes. It is preliminarily proved that the owner of the tomb is Liu Xu, king of Guangling in the Western Han Dynasty.

A large number of cultural relics were unearthed from the tomb, including jade, bronze, lacquerware, pottery, wooden servants, chariots and other artifacts. Among the unearthed funerary objects, lacquerware and wood carvings are exquisitely made, especially lacquerware, wooden shoes and complete sets of Bathware, which are rare in Han Dynasty archaeology. The tomb was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1982.

brief introduction

The tomb of emperor Guangling of Han Dynasty is located in the Tianshan area (formerly Tianshan town), Songqiao Town, Huxi New District, Gaoyou city. In 1979, No.1 Western Han Dynasty tomb was excavated in shenjushan. The area of its Muzi is 18 times larger than that of Mawangdui Han Dynasty tomb in Hunan Province. It is the funeral "huangchangticuo", which represents the highest etiquette in ancient times, and unearthed pieces of jade clothes. It is preliminarily proved that the owner of the tomb is Liu Xu, king of Guangling in the Western Han Dynasty. A large number of cultural relics have been unearthed from the Han tombs, including jade, bronze, lacquer, pottery, wooden servants, chariots and so on. Among the unearthed funerary objects, lacquerware and wood carvings are exquisitely made, especially lacquerware, wooden shoes and complete sets of Bathware, which are rare in Han Dynasty archaeology. Because of its best preservation, it has made a sensation at home and abroad. Xinhua daily and people's daily have made special reports. The tomb was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1982.

Four wooden coffin tombs with stone pits have been unearthed in the Western Han Dynasty. No. 1 and No. 2 tombs of the Han Dynasty adopt the highest burial system of the Han Dynasty - "Huang Chang Ti CuO". The owners of the two tombs are Liu Xu, the first emperor of Guangling, and the queen of Guangling, with a history of more than 2000 years. The No.1 Han tomb is the largest one in the same type of tombs in China with complete structure. A large number of cultural relics and rich characters have been unearthed from the mausoleum. The structure of Huangchang inscription is as fine as Fangcheng, which vividly reflects the local economy, architecture, technology and living standards at that time. It provides valuable material for the study of funeral etiquette, official system, wood craft and calligraphy art of Guangling state in Han Dynasty.

geographical position

The tomb of emperor Guangling of Han Dynasty is located in Huxi New District, Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province, southwest of the intersection of Dongxi Avenue and Yangling road.

Tomb scale

Liu Xu's mausoleum is an imperial tomb with a wooden coffin of "Huang Chang Ti CuO". It is one of the rare large tombs of Han Dynasty in China with a history of more than 2000 years. The "huangchangticuo" in the tomb of emperor Guangling is made of local materials, all of which are made of Phoebe. There are 856 pieces in total. The sizes of each piece are different. The four sides of the ticuo are arranged in order, and they are all connected by mortise and tenon. According to experts, when unearthed, even the world's thinnest blade could not be inserted into the Phoebe structure of the "Huang Chang Ti CuO" type wooden coffin. It has a large scale and rigorous structure. It is 16.65 meters long from north to south, 14.28 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of about 237 square meters, equivalent to about 545 cubic meters of wood. It is the most complete and precious of the similar wooden coffins found in China so far.

Liu Xu's tomb, which is displayed in the Museum of emperor Guangling's Tomb of the Han Dynasty, is known as "Tomb No.1 of the Han Dynasty". Around the tomb of the Han Dynasty, there is a circle of tunnels. When you walk up the tunnel and look down from a high position, you can see the whole "huangchangticuo" - a square "big house" with no "roof" and wood structure. The "house" is crisscrossed into numerous "rooms" of different sizes. The center of the "house" is the inner coffin, which is the living place for the owner of the tomb. It is divided into "convenient room" and "coffin room". There are colored coffins in the coffin room. When the tomb was unearthed in 1979, the body of the tomb owner had been pulled out of the coffin by the grave robbers, and only a few pieces of jade clothes were unearthed inside the coffin. In the "house", the outermost layer surrounding the inner coffin is called the outer coffin.

Special burial system

Liu Xu's Mausoleum adopted a special burial system - "Huang Chang Ti CuO". The so-called "Huang Chang Ti CuO" is a special burial system in ancient China, which is one of the important parts of the emperor's mausoleum. The ancients annotated "yellow intestines" as "yellow intestines" because the cypress's yellow heart behind the skin is outside the coffin, and the wood is inward, which is called "yellow intestines". The coffin was surrounded by a circle of wood walls with a roof, like a house. Princes, bureaucrats and scholars below the son of heaven can also collect questions. But generally can not use cypress, and pine and miscellaneous wood. However, with the permission of the emperor, huangchangticuo can also be used after the death of princes and important officials. For example, Huoguang died in the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty "gave each one to Zigong, Bianfang and huangchangticuo". According to the published materials, huangchangticuo has been unearthed in seven royal tombs of the Han Dynasty, including Liu Jian's tomb in Dabaotai, Beijing, zhang'er's tomb in Shijiazhuang and Liu Xu's tomb in Yangzhou.

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