Tomb of Prince Yide

Tomb of Prince Yide

Prince Yide's tomb, located in the south-east corner of Qianling in Qianxian County, is the accompanying Tomb of Qianling. Li chongrun, Prince of Yide, is the eldest son of Li Xian, emperor of the Tang Dynasty. From July 1971 to May 1972, the relevant departments excavated the tomb. Now a museum has been built in the tomb area to display cultural relics and open up participatory tourism projects for Chinese and foreign tourists to visit.

Basic introduction

The tomb of Li chongrun, the eldest son of Zhongzong in Tang Dynasty. It is located in the southeast corner of Qianling, about 3 kilometers northwest of Qianling County, to the north of hanjiabao village, Qianling township. Excavated in 1971. Li chongrun and his sister princess Yongtai were killed by Wu Zetian in the first year of Dazu (701). In the second year of Shenlong (706), Emperor Zhongzong was buried with emperor Qianling after restoration, and the tomb was named as tomb. The surface of the tomb is covered with double layers of earth, in the shape of a covered bucket, 56.7 meters long from north to south, 55 meters wide from east to west, and 17.92 meters high. The whole cemetery is 256.6 meters long from north to South and 214.5 meters wide from east to west. There are rammed earth mounds in each corner of the cemetery, and a pair of earth towers in the south. There are a pair of stone lions and two pairs of stone men in the south of the que (one pair is left with a base). A pair of shihuabiao (dilapidated and buried in the soil after collapse) is surrounded by a wall. In the south, there are Tuque, Shishi, shixiaoren, Huabiao, etc. The underground is composed of a sloping tomb passage, six caves, seven patios, four pairs of small niches, front and back corridors, and square front and back brick chambers. The total length is 100.8 meters. The burial utensils are placed in the back room. It is a stone coffin with a verandah style. The outer wall is decorated with carved lines of female officials wearing Phoenix crowns. The wall of the tomb is full of murals. About 40 pieces are preserved. On the two walls of the passage, the prince's guard of honor is painted on the background of the city wall of louque, and the leopard, the eagle, the maid of honor and the servant are painted through the cave. The first and second patios were made by the emperor. The walls of the corridor and the tomb are painted with pictures of palace life, such as palace maids holding objects and Jiyue. The sky is painted on the top of the tomb. The tomb has been excavated and more than 1000 cultural relics are still unearthed. There are prince's lament book, figurines, three color ware and gilt bronze horse ornaments.

Introduction to the tomb

Graveway

The tomb path is a 28O slope from south to north, 3.9m wide and 26.3m long. The tomb path is rammed with reddish brown soil, and there are murals on both sides of the wall. From the entrance of the tomb road to the East is the procession of guards of honor in armor and robes. Behind the guard of honor are Qinglong and the city wall and que Lou with the north as the background. The corner of the city wall is square, and the que tower is in the south of the city wall. There are a large number of honor guards marching in the city. The murals on the west wall of the tomb are the same as those on the east wall except for the white tiger (to the green dragon).

Go through the hole

The length, width and height of the cave vary with the slope of the tomb, generally 3.15 meters high, 3.72 meters long and 2.44 meters wide. The ground is tamped with soil, the top of the tunnel is built with long bricks, one layer is horizontal, one layer is vertical brick, and one layer is adobe. There are murals across the cave. In the first pass, the East and west walls of the cave are painted with four male servants leading leopards, wearing Fu heads, yellow robes and long boots. Left hand leads a leopard, among them two people, the belt tames the leopard tool iron Lao. The palace is painted on both sides of the south wall of the cave. There are four male servants in the mural of the second cave, two of whom are falconers. In the third painting, there are seven attendants in the East and west walls of the cave. They are wearing Fu head, round collar robes, wat board, purple, red, green and yellow robes, boots and Tuan fan. They have half turned head knot, red shirt on top, red skirt on bottom and green scarf on shoulders. Sixth, two maids carrying charcoal pots were painted on the East and west walls of the cave.

courtyard

There are 7 patios, all between the caves. There are 5 in the tomb, and the other 2 are dark patios. The patio is from the natural ground to the bottom of the tomb. It is about 2.85 meters long, 3.75 meters wide and 8.5 meters to 15 meters deep. Red pillars are painted on the four corners and arches are painted on the top. The sixth and seventh patios were opened in the front corridor, and then bricked and plastered on the top. No trace of the two patios could be seen in the tomb. There are murals on both walls of the patio. There are four large halberd frames in the East and West murals of the first and second patio. Each frame has 12 halberds inserted on it. Under the halberd head is the head of the tiger. Under the head of the tiger are red, green and yellow ribbons. In front of the halberd stand two guard of honor, each of 12 people, divided into three rows, wearing purple, red, green and yellow robes respectively. The halberd system of the Tang Dynasty shows the taste, and the 12 halberd frame was first found in Shaanxi. On the East and west walls of the third patio, a car was painted. There was a person sitting on the car, wearing a red robe. Four people stood in front of the car, two people holding a fan, and two people standing opposite each other behind the car.

edicule

There are 8 small niches. The niches are earth caves with four corners and a sharp top, 1.8 meters in length and 1.8 meters in width. The niches are on the two walls near the bottom of the second, third, fourth and fifth passage respectively. There are six complete niches, and the other two niches have been stolen.

Front and back corridor

The front corridor is 20.3m, 1.6m wide and 2.39M high; the back corridor is 8.45m long, 1.68m wide and 2.29M high. All bricks. The masonry method is one level and one vertical, and then from both sides. The sixth and seventh dark patios are opened in the front corridor. A stolen cave was found on the west wall of qianyong Road, 0.6m long and 0.4m wide. There are maids holding packages, Pipa or household utensils in the East and West murals of the front and back corridors. The top of the corridor is painted with precious flowers, creepers or cranes. In the tomb of Prince Yide, 11 pieces of jade volumes were found. They are marble, with European characters, engraved in Yin and filled with gold. The words are: "Prince Zhong", "Gao Ju", "Fang Chun", "Lai Yi Jin", "Cun", "Zhu qionger", "Zhong", "Ju", "Yue Jiaxu Shuo 20". There is a stone gate near Houyong road. The lintel, door frame and door leaf are engraved with various patterns.

Front chamber

The former chamber is 4.54 meters long, 4.45 meters wide and 6.3 meters high. The East and west walls are slightly curved, with a dome on the top and a hook for oil lamp hanging on the top. There are murals on the four walls. There are two groups of murals in the east wall, one group of six maids, and the first one is the leader, holding candles and baggage respectively. Another group of seven palace maids: the first one is the leader, holding trays, bottles, candles, cups, fans, etc. There are 14 maids in the second group of West mural. Top painted celestial bodies, East is Jinwu (sun), West is Yutu (Moon), dark gray sky, white stars on both sides of the Milky way.

Back chamber

The back chamber is 5 meters long, 5.3 meters wide and 7.1 meters high. The East and west walls are slightly arc-shaped, with a heavy dome and a hook for oil lamp hanging on the top. The east wall of the mural in the back room is relatively complete. There are 19 maids in two groups, holding fruit tray, konghou, lute, Candlestick, baggage, box and bottle. At the top, there are celestial bodies, the East is Jinwu (sun), the west is toad, the Milky way and stars. A stone coffin was placed on the west side of the tomb. There are two pairs of human skeletons in the coffin, including male left humerus, left and right femur, pelvis and female left and right humerus, left and right radius. According to the identification, there is an obvious epiphyseal line on the male pelvis, which indicates that his age is not more than 20 years old, which is consistent with the records that Prince Yide died at the age of 19 years old and that Pei Cui's dead daughter was buried together.

Tomb owner

Li chongrun was the grandson of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, and the eldest son of Li Xian and empress Wei of emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty. On September 3, 701, Li chongrun died at the age of 19. After the restoration of Zhongzong, he was granted the title of Prince Yide in 706 and buried in Qianling. The tomb is located in hanjiabao village, about 3km northwest of Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province. It was excavated in July 1971.

The new book of the Tang Dynasty, biography No.63, zongzhuzi

The fourth son of Zhongzong: Wei Shu's life is rich, and the harem's life is happy, handsome and sad.

Prince Yide's real name is chongrun and Chongzhao. He avoids martial arts and changes his name. When the emperor was the crown prince, he was born in the east palace. Gaozong was very happy, and his milk moon was full. It was an amnesty for the whole world, and the yuan was changed to Yongchun. Is the year old, established as the emperor's grandson, set up an official office. The emperor asked Pei Jingyi, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and Wang Fangqing, the doctor, and said to each other, "courtesy has its own son, but no grandchildren. In the Han and Wei dynasties, the prince was there, but he became the king. Jin Li Min Huai Zi is the grandson of Huang Tai, and Qi Li Wen Hui Zi is the grandson of Huang Tai. Now there is a prince and a grandson, which is nothing in ancient times. " The emperor said, "how can I be my own man?" He said to him, "courtesy, if a gentleman holds a grandson but not a son, then a grandson can be the corpse of a king's father, and Zhaomu is the same.". Your Majesty's founding of the emperor's grandson is a celebration of our hundred billion yuan. " Emperor Yue, imperial court official. Jing Yi and other officials, including master, Fu, you, literature, sacrificial wine, left and right long history, East and West Caoyu, zhubu, Guanji, Silu, LiuCao, were added to the royal family, but the death was not made up. Song Mountain will be sealed, the prince called to the east capital, TAISUN stay in the capital. Zhongzong lost his position, TAISUN house abolished, demoted the common people, do not imprison it. The emperor was restored and granted the title of King Shao. In Dazu, Zhang Yizhi's brother was lucky to be Empress Wu, or Chen chongrun and his younger brother, Princess Yongtai (i.e. Princess Yongtai) and his son-in-law (i.e. Wu Yanji), had a stolen discussion. Later, he was angry and killed with his staff. He was 19 years old. Chongrun xiurongyi, known as filial piety and love, punishes not because of crime, people all shed tears. At the beginning of the dragon, he presented the crown prince and his posthumous title to the emperor. He was buried in the Qianling mausoleum with the emperor. The tomb number was the mausoleum and the owner was the princess.

Prince's ghost marriage

Li chongrun, the prince of Yide who was buried with emperor Qianling, was the eldest son of Zhongzong Li Xian (zhe) and the eldest grandson of Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian. In 682, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was granted the title of emperor TAISUN. In 684, Zhongzong lost his position and Li chongrun was abolished as a commoner. In the first year of Dazu (7o1), Empress Wu Zetian was slandered. She secretly discussed with her younger sister princess Yongtai and her son-in-law Wu Yanji, the king of Wei. Zhang Yizhi's brother "how can he enter the palace freely" and was killed by Empress Wu Zetian at the age of 19. After the restoration, Li Xian was granted the title of "Prince Yide" in the first year of Shenlong (705), and his spirit was restored in the second year of Shenlong

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