Emperor tomb

Emperor tomb

Tianzizhong is located in Cixian County, 65 kilometers southwest of Handan, also known as "taishangzhong". It is the tomb of yuan Shanjian, Emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. It is one of the tombs of the Northern Dynasty, a key cultural relic protection unit of the state. The existing tombs are more than 50 meters, 120 meters in diameter and 700 mu in area. It is the highest and largest tomb in the tombs of the Northern Dynasty.

The original wall of the mausoleum is only a remnant. From the residue, it can be seen that the wall is made of pebbles and laterite rammed from middle and small rivers, with a width of more than 3 meters. The north wall is 0.8 meters. It is 1400 meters long from north to South and 1140 meters wide from east to west. The steps leading to the top of the tomb are built with green bricks. On both sides of the steps are fence walls, carved with patterns of the Eastern Wei Dynasty style, adding to the atmosphere of simple and dignified.

On the top of the tomb, there were Jade Emperor hall, Niangniang Temple and Guanyin temple.

History of scenic spots

At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, peasant uprisings broke out in Hebei and other places, which shook the rule of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The military group headed by Gao Huan took the opportunity to expand its power and laid the foundation for the establishment of the Northern Qi Dynasty. In 532 ad, ye city was occupied and the army of Er Zhuzhao, who was in charge of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was defeated nearby. He supported Yuanfu as emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Xiaowu, and Gao Huan was appointed prime minister. Gao established the prime minister's office in Taiyuan and controlled the Political Bureau of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In 533 ad, Emperor Xiaowu was forced to leave. Gao Huan set up another 11 year old yuan Shanjian as emperor. He was Emperor Xiaojing and was actually a puppet. Moving capital and ye. Gao Huan still lives in Jinyang and looks at the overall situation. The Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty formed a confrontational situation.

In 547 ad, Gao Huan died. Later, his son Gao Yang ascended the throne and further controlled the power of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In 551 ad, Gao Yang forced emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to abdicate. Gao Yang was the emperor, and his name was Qi, which was historically known as the Northern Qi Dynasty. Yuan Shanjian was killed by Gao YANGJIU in December 552, when he was 28 years old. Shi zaixiao, Emperor Jing was able to be civil and military, and had a noble character, but he was inevitably killed. On March 2 of the next year, he was buried in the tomb of the west of Ye, namely "the tomb of the emperor".

The mystery of underwater sound steps

There are steps in front of and behind the tianzizhong. The whole step is 43 meters high and 5 meters wide, with 109 steps, at a 50 degree angle to the ground.

The steps are made of green brick and white ash, and the rough surface is not smoothed to form equidistant and uniform lime grooves, just like piano keys, so a number of uniform acoustic reflection and refraction surfaces are formed. In addition, the 1-meter-high rough brick guardrail wall is built on both sides of the steps, and the roof of Guanyin Pavilion is covered with hard Hill cornice and gray tiles at the upper right of the steps, which also forms a number of uniform acoustic reflection and refraction surfaces. The above three unique architectural structures constitute a special environment of repeated reflection and refraction of sound waves, which makes the footstep on the steps produce a combination of various sound waves in the transmission process, forming a high-frequency combination, thus deepening the low-frequency footstep into a high-frequency water drop. So there is a step by step up the steps, the sound of water Ding Dong ring music spectacle.

The emperor's tomb is a place with a sense of historical vicissitudes and entertainment! In the 109 steps of underwater sound on the north side of the emperor's tomb, it takes more than two people to play! They can't hear each other when they are close to each other, and the person who makes the sound can't hear the sound of the water either. Only two people pull apart, one makes a sound, and the other can hear the sound of the water. The louder the sound, the louder the sound of the water. Any station level is OK! Wonderful, rare!

When people go up and down the steps on the north slope, they can hear the sound of "Ding Dong" water drops. If firecrackers are set off on the steps, the sound of water is even louder. During the national day, many tourists come to enjoy the spectacle, but the answer has not yet been revealed. With a height of 50 meters and a diameter of more than 120 meters, the "emperor's tomb" is a representative of the tombs of the Northern Dynasties, a key cultural relic protection unit of the state. As soon as the phenomenon of underwater sound steps appeared, it immediately caused a sensation in the local area. Villagers from all over the country came to see the "singing" steps, and tourists from thousands of miles came to have a look.

It is said that the bottom of the tomb is empty, and when people walk on it, the sound of the empty bottom will come back; another theory is that there is water under the tomb, and when people walk on it, the sound of the underground water will come back. However, these two statements lack convincing scientific basis and are not accepted.

Some experts and professors from Hebei University of technology visited the site several times and found that the mystery of underwater sound lies in the uniqueness of building steps. The underwater acoustic steps are 23.9 meters high, 5 meters wide and 109 steps, with a 50 degree angle to the ground. The steps are made of green brick and white ash. The rough surface is not smoothed to form equidistant and uniform lime grooves, just like a piano key. Therefore, a number of uniform acoustic reflection and refraction surfaces are formed. The unique architectural structure constitutes a special environment of repeated reflection and refraction of sound waves, which makes the footstep on the steps produce a combination of various sound waves in the transmission process, forming a high-frequency harmony, thus deepening the low-frequency footstep into a high-frequency water drop. So there is a step by step up the steps, the sound of water Ding Dong ring music spectacle.

According to the preliminary judgment of experts, it is generally confirmed that the underwater acoustic step is mainly formed by sound reflection, which is a physical phenomenon of sound. But the factors of forming this effect are very complex, there are many details to be explored.

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