Empress Dowager Bo's Mausoleum

Empress Dowager Bo's Mausoleum

"Empress Dowager Bo's Mausoleum", also known as "Nanling", is located in Bailuyuan, Southeast of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. In the mausoleum, the side room of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, was buried. Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty promoted him to be the main room of Liu Bang, and the birth mother of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the Bo family. In 155 BC, Empress Dowager Bo died and was buried in this mausoleum. The tomb was stolen at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty and then restored. In front of the tomb, there is a stone tablet named "Nanling of Empress Dowager Bo of Han Dynasty", which is often visited by tourists.

brief introduction

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Bo's family is the side room of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, and the biological mother of Liu Heng, Emperor Wendi of Han Dynasty. The Bo family was born in a humble family. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there were many princes. Wei Bao became the king, and the Bo family presented her to the Wei palace. After Liu Bang destroyed Wei, she became a prisoner of the Han army. Later, she was brought into the harem and gave birth to Liu Heng. After Liu Bang's death, empress Lu had exclusive power, and most of the concubines who were favored by Liu Bang were killed or imprisoned. Bo had been out of favor long before Liu Bang's death, so he was spared. Empress Lu allowed her to go to Dai state with her son Dai Wang Liu Heng and become the Empress Dowager of Dai state. In 180 BC, empress Lu died, and the ministers discussed the establishment of Han heirs. In view of the dictatorship of empress Lu's relatives, they were very strict in their choice of heirs. Finally, on the basis of "Bo's benevolence", they welcomed Liu Heng as emperor and respected Bo as empress dowager. After he was in a high position, Bo was never good at imposing himself. He respected and cherished the minister, especially the minister. Once, someone falsely accused Zhou Bo, marquis Jiang, of conspiring against him. Emperor Wen believed in slander and wanted to put Zhou Bo on trial. In a rage, Empress Dowager Bo took off her hat and hit Emperor Wen. She scolded and said, "Marquis Jiang was in charge of the emperor's seal and led the imperial forbidden army. He didn't conspire at that time, but now he retired to be a Marquis of Xiaojiang county. Will he conspire instead?" thus, she is quite shrewd in politics. In the second year of emperor Jing (155 BC), Empress Dowager Bo died, and Yizhao was buried in Bailuyuan, so as to "left" look at the Changling Mausoleum of her husband Gaozu Liu Bang, and "right" look at the baling Mausoleum of her son Wendi Liu Heng. The mausoleum is close to the highway and has convenient transportation. People often come here for outings in spring and autumn.

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It is 173 meters long and 140 meters wide at the bottom, 55 meters long and 40 meters wide and 24 meters high at the top. In front of the mausoleum, there is only a stone tablet erected by Bi Yuan, governor of Shaanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, which reads "Nanling, Empress Dowager Bo of Han Dynasty". The government has protected and renovated the cemetery, built a wall, built a gate, planted flowers and trees in the cemetery, and laid a Shinto and steps leading to the top of the mausoleum mountain to facilitate visitors to visit the mausoleum. In front of the tombstone was placed a large square bronze tripod, in which incense candles were often lit. This is left by the old lady in the nearby village. The old people often come to the mausoleum to burn candles and incense to worship empress dowager Bo, in order to show their respect for Empress Dowager Bo's life of being independent from the world, being loyal and kind, teaching children benevolence and filial piety, and having a good mother.

Stolen

The Western Jin Dynasty

According to historical records, the tomb of Empress Dowager Bo was excavated by grave robbers in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It is recorded in the fifth chapter of the book of Jin: Emperor Xiaohuai and Emperor Xiaomin

In the first month of the spring of the third year, Zhao Pei, the prefect of Jinchang, was killed. Xu Fu, a Wu Xingren, harmed yuan Xiu. Song Zhe was the general of Pingdong. Tunhuayin. In February, Bingzi, the Prime Minister of Jin Zuo and Wang Rui of Langxie, were the governor of Dadu and the military affairs at home and abroad, the Prime Minister of youyou and Wang Bao of Nanyang were the prime minister, the group of Sikong Xun was the Taiwei, and the General Liu Kun was the Sikong. Jin made Daigong Yilu a Daiwang. Tao Kan, the governor of Jingzhou, broke the king's name in baling. Du Zhen fought Du Hong and Zhang Yan against Xie Zhen in Linchuan. He was defeated and died. In March, Yu led the NEISHI Zhou to attack Du Hong, then beheaded Zhang Yan to Chen. Summer, April, amnesty. In May, Liu Cong joined the state. In June, Han Ba, Du erling and the Empress Dowager's Mausoleum were stolen. The Empress Dowager's face was as fresh as life, and the gold, jade and colored silk were unforgettable. At that time, it was founded by the imperial court, served as a governor, collected the rest, and established the internal government. Dingmao, earthquake. Xinsi, amnesty. Chiyongzhou buried his body and restored his mausoleum. Those who committed the crime would be punished. In autumn and July, shile sank into Puyang, harming the prefect Han Hong. Liu congkou joined the party and Liu Kun sent his general to save him. In August, kuihai fought in Xiangyuan, and Wang Shi was defeated. Tao Kan, the governor of Jingzhou, attacked Du Zhen, who was defeated and died, but Xiangzhou was flat. In September, Liu Yao attacked the northern part of the country and ordered the leading general to ask for it. In winter and October, we will attack Qingbai city. Suo Gu, the general of Yuzhou's Mu and Zheng Dong, was the minister, the servant and the commander of the imperial palace. Liu Cong captured Feng Yi, and Liang Su, the prefect, ran for thousands of years. In December, Zhang Shi, the governor of Liangzhou, sent the emperor a new seal. Steal and kill the governor of Anding Zhao ban.

2016

In September 2016, the accompanying burial pit of Empress Dowager Bo's mausoleum was excavated by tomb robbers. Although the case was detected by the public security organs and most of the cultural relics were recovered, some of them were damaged or lost.

In this regard, Feng Wei, head of the management and Protection Department of the Xi'an imperial mausoleum protection and management center, was severely warned by the party and punished by recording demerits in government affairs. Wang Jingping, director of the management center, was punished for other violations of discipline and law, and was expelled from the party and demoted.

In December 2019, the supervision commission of Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection reported the case.

Brief introduction of Empress Dowager Bo

Empress Dowager Bo? Bo Ji was born in Wuxian county (now Changzhou, Jiangsu Province) of Kuaiji in the Han Dynasty. During the period of Chu and Han Dynasties, she was the concubine of Wei Bao, the king of Wei. A famous scholar once predicted that she would have the son of heaven. So Wei Bao was elated in her heart and joined Chu with the Han Dynasty. Later, Bo Ji was destroyed by the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang brought her to the palace. Liu bangfei, the emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, is the mother of Liu Heng, Emperor Wendi of Han Dynasty. Her birth date is unknown, and her name is not left in historical records. After Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, became empress dowager.

Later, Emperor Wen ascended the throne and became empress dowager. Emperor Wen's filial duty to his mother, the second filial duty of the twenty fourth filial piety, is the story of Emperor Wen taking good care of Empress Dowager Bo during her illness. Because empress dowager Bo's mausoleum is located in the south of Han Wendi's mausoleum, it is called Nanling. According to the biography of Han Dynasty's relatives, Empress Dowager Bo, the biological mother of Emperor Wen, "buried in Nanling in the second year of Yuan Dynasty before Xiaojing (155 BC)," empress Lu was the legitimate, so she could not be buried together. "Empress Lu and her husband Liu Bang, the great ancestor of Han Dynasty, were buried together in Changling on the North Bank of Weishui river.

Standing in front of the mausoleum and looking up at the high mound, you will think of the sentence "because it is not contestable, the world can not compete with it". This is a famous saying in the Tao Te Ching, which is a summary of the legendary experience of the hero buried under the mound who can escape the bloodbath of empress Lu and save his life, and finally become the Empress Dowager.

Address: 300m northwest of Dizhai township government, Baqiao District, Xi'an City

Longitude: 109.10044

Latitude: 34.216955

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