Leitai Han Tomb

Leitai Han Tomb

Leitai Han tomb in Wuwei is a large-scale brick and stone tomb in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (186-219 A.D.), which is famous for the excavation of the Chinese tourist sign "horse steps flying swallow". Located in beiguanzhong Road, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, covering an area of 124000 square meters, it has a history of more than 1700 years.

Leitai was built by Zhang Mao, king of Qianliang (301-375 A.D.). There are 10 ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as Leizu hall, Sanxing Doumu hall and so on. According to ziye Tongjian, it was built in 321 A.D. in the fourth year of Daxing reign of the Yuan emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Leitai Han tomb was discovered under Leitai in 1969 and was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It is 106m long, 60m wide and 8.5m high. There are more than 230 pieces of precious cultural relics, including gold, silver, copper, iron, jade, bone, lacquer, stone and pottery, and more than 30000 ancient coins. Among them, 127 pieces of bronze ware (some of which have inscriptions) are made. The most exquisite one is the bronze chariot and horse honor guard. The one with the highest level of craftsmanship is a bronze galloping horse, 34.5cm high and 40.5cm long. It has been designated as a national tourism symbol with its right hind foot stepping on a bird, three feet flying in the air and long tail raised.

Leitai Han tomb is a key cultural relic protection unit in Gansu Province, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and a national AAAA tourist attraction.

Development history

Leitai was built by Zhang Mao, king of Qianliang (301-375 A.D.). It is an ancient place for offering sacrifices to the God of thunder. It is named Leitai because of the Lei Zu temple built in the reign of emperor xianfushun. According to ziye Tongjian, it was built in 321 A.D. in the fourth year of Daxing reign of the Yuan emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Leitai Han tomb was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the inscriptions on the chest of the terracotta warriors, it was the tomb of Zhangjun, the commander of Zhangye, about 186-219 A.D. The tomb is divided into three chambers: the front, the middle and the back. There are left and right auricular chambers in the anterior chamber and right auricular chamber in the middle chamber. The tomb is 19.34 meters long from the end of the tomb to the East.

In 1969, when local farmers were digging the war preparation tunnel, they found it under the thunder platform. Although Leitai Han tomb has been excavated many times, there are still many remains. It is a "rich underground museum".

unearthed relic

More than 230 pieces of precious cultural relics such as gold, silver, copper, iron, jade, bone, lacquer, stone and pottery, and more than 30000 ancient coins were unearthed. Among them, 127 pieces of bronze ware (some of which have inscriptions) are made. The most exquisite one is the bronze chariot and horse honor guard. The one with the highest level of craftsmanship is a bronze galloping horse, 34.5cm high and 40.5cm long. It has been designated as a national tourism symbol with its right hind foot stepping on a bird, three feet flying in the air and long tail raised.

Representative cultural relics

The bronze galloping horse is also known as the galloping swallow and the Dragon sparrow. The horse is 34.5 cm high, 45 cm long and 17.5 kg in weight. It has the characteristics of both shape and spirit, vivid charm, vigorous, unrestrained and galloping. It has three legs flying in the air, head high and tail high, mouth hissing and right hind foot skillfully stepping on the back of a bird flying back. It not only changes the traditional modeling method of the heavenly horse, but also conforms to the principle of mechanical balance, and gives a new meaning The galloping horse, with its exuberant vitality, has a strong shock. The bronze galloping horse is of high artistic, scientific and historical value, with Tianma cultural connotation and exquisite casting skills, which can be called the best bronze art.

Main attractions

The main scenic spots include Han style gate, music fountain, Han Dynasty style large relief, four God totem pole, 99 bronze chariots and horses array, Han tomb, Leitai temple, Han culture exhibition hall, etc.

Ancient well in Han Dynasty

An ancient well of Han Dynasty in Leitai Han tomb has attracted tourists' attention for a long time.

The ancient well is located in the southeast corner of Leitai, 2 meters away from the entrance of the tomb road. It runs through the whole rammed earth layer, adjacent to the tomb Road, and has been built into the ancient tomb. The ancient well is 12.8 meters deep and is built with typical thin bricks of the Han Dynasty. The bottom is built in the form of "herringbone", which is rare in Chinese archaeology. According to textual research, the ancient well did not dry up until the mid-1990s. This is a well made of bricks. There is no bonding material between the bricks. After more than 1000 years of history, most of the bricks on the shaft wall have been seriously weathered, and only part of the bricks at the bottom of the well are still well preserved. After surveying and mapping, the staff found that it was not a vertical well. The diameter of the opening was 0.95 meters, the diameter of the bottom was 0.86 meters, and the diameter of the middle of the well was 1.15 meters. The ancient well was in the shape of a waist drum. According to reports, the owner of the tomb dug a well in the passage, implying wealth and dignity.

Leitai Lake

Leitai lake on the side of Leitai lake, after more than 20 years of drying up, naturally revived and regained its luster. The spring is tinkling, the blue waves are sparkling, and the stream is murmuring. All around the green, willow and poplar whirling. The combination of heaven and earth and the hard work of Wuwei people has made Leitai a beautiful place, attracting a large number of Chinese and foreign scholars and tourists.

Characteristics of Han Tombs

The three tombs in Leitai Han tombs were built under the rammed earth platform (Leitai). Tomb No. 1 is a joint Tomb of husband and wife, with a high standard. To the East, the gate of the tomb is composed of a long slope passage, a corridor, a front chamber (attached to the left and right ear chambers), a middle chamber (attached to the right ear chamber) and a back chamber. There is a brick gate above the tomb gate. The total length of the tomb chamber is 19.34 meters. It is built with bricks, covered with bucket top, and painted with large lotus patterns. The shape of tomb No. 2 is similar to that of tomb No. 1, but the scale is not as large as that of tomb No. 2, and there is no ear room.

There are the main bedroom, then the hall. The main function of the main bedroom is to seat the tomb owner, which is the normal living place for the soul of the tomb owner, and is served by the palace people as if they were living people. The biandian is the auxiliary building of the main bedroom, which is mainly for the soul of the tomb owner to play here.

Honors

Key cultural relics protection units in Gansu Province;

National key cultural relics protection units;

National AAAA tourist attraction.

Tourism information

geographical position

257 Beiguan Middle Road, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City

Bus routes

Take bus No.1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 101

Address: Leitai Park, beiguanzhong Road, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City

Longitude: 102.638483

Latitude: 37.940204

Ticket information: 50 yuan per person. (preferential ticket price of 2012 National Day is 45 yuan / person)

Opening hours: 8:00-17:30

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