Dalian Museum of Han Tombs

Dalian Museum of Han Tombs

Dalian Han Tomb Museum is the only site museum in Dalian. It is located in Shagang village, Yingchengzi street, Ganjingzi District. In the south, it is adjacent to Yingchengzi mural tomb by railway. The unearthed and well preserved "Temple of heaven tomb" is in the museum. With the theme of Han Tombs in Dalian, it mainly displays the excavation results of Yingchengzi Han tombs which took seven years.

Development history

Dalian has a long history. During the Han Dynasty, Dalian was closely connected with the Central Plains, and its politics, economy and culture developed unprecedentedly.

Since the 1930s, a large number of Han Dynasty tombs have been found in Dalian. Among them, the famous Yingchengzi mural Tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty has a place in the history of Chinese art.

Since the 21st century, a large number of Han Dynasty tombs have been found in Yingchengzi, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, dongjiagou, Dalian Development Zone, Zhangdian, Pulandian City, and many precious cultural relics have been unearthed, making Dalian the area with the widest distribution of Han Dynasty relics and the richest unearthed cultural relics in Southern Liaoning.

On October 25, 2010, Dalian Han Tomb Museum was officially completed and opened. Han Tomb Museum is also the only Han Dynasty site museum in Dalian in 2010.

Dalian Han Tomb Museum covers an area of more than 4600 square meters, with an area of 2600 square meters. It displays nearly 300 pieces of cultural relics. It has functional areas such as site display, cultural relics display and temporary exhibition. Through site restoration and unearthed cultural relics display, it reveals the characteristics of the political, economic and cultural development of Dalian in the Han Dynasty, as well as the close relationship between Dalian and its surrounding areas in the Han Dynasty.

As the first museum of Han Dynasty Tombs in China, Dalian Han Tombs Museum is unique in that it is completely built in the central area of the original tombs. The shell brick wooden coffin tomb discovered in 1999 is a joint burial tomb of husband and wife, covering an area of about 25 square meters. More than 30 pieces of pottery and bronze ware have been unearthed. It is the largest one with the largest area and the largest number of cultural relics of its kind found in Yingchengzi area so far.

The Museum of Han Tombs fully displays the shell tombs, shell brick tombs, brick chamber tombs and other tombs in Dalian in different historical periods of the Han Dynasty.

Collection

Tomb site

In the center of the museum is a tomb with a shell brick and wooden coffin. The length and width of the tombs are 5 meters. It is a joint Tomb of husband and wife. A large number of pottery and bronze wares, more than 30 pieces, have been unearthed. This is the largest shell brick wooden coffin tomb found in Yingchengzi area so far.

In addition to this tomb site, during the construction of the Han Tomb Museum, archaeologists have successively excavated four tombs, two of which are located around the museum building for visitors to visit.

Jade article

The jade sword is a kind of sabre decoration of Han people. It is made of jade with holes in the middle, similar to the modern belt buckle. The shape of the jade is vivid, and the luster of the stone surface remains the same. The jade sword should be a noble thing. It can be inferred that the area around Yingchengzi was a densely populated, economically and culturally developed area.

Gold "ten dragon belt buckle"

As early as 2004, the gold "ten dragon belt buckle" unearthed from the Han Tombs in Yingchengzi area is of exquisite workmanship, which can be called the gold ware of the Han Dynasty and is rare in China. This cultural relic is on display in Dalian Han Tomb Museum. The gold "ten dragon belt buckle" has been shining since it was unearthed, and it is still full of color. The buckle is more than 10 square centimeters, all made of pure gold. The surface of the buckle is decorated with a giant dragon holding nine pieces, which seems to take off in the clouds. On the back of the dragon and around it, there are small gold beads and water drop shaped turquoise, respectively, reflecting the unparalleled level of gold making technology in the Han Dynasty.

Before that, there were only two gold "buckles" in China. One was unearthed from the ancient tomb of Lelang, and the other was found in the ancient city site of bogdaqin, Xinjiang.

bronze ware

Bronze ware is also the content of cultural relics on display. Bronze mirrors, seals and tripods of different sizes have unique shapes and exquisite workmanship.

Many cultural relics are rare. The bronze "Chengxuan" is a set of two bronze utensils, which was used for banquets in the Han Dynasty. Below is a three legged bronze shallow plate. The shape of the three legged bronze plate is bear faced human, and above is a bronze statue. This kind of bronze plate with bronze statue has been seen in some tombs, stone carvings and portraits of Han Dynasty. It is a formal banquet vessel, which is not available to ordinary people.

Function value

The completion of the Han Tomb Museum is not only a review and affirmation of the history and culture of Dalian, but also a contribution to the development of the excellent Chinese civilization of the motherland. It is not only of great significance for publicizing the long history and culture of Dalian and exploring the roots of the city, but also of great political significance for the study of the history of the northeast frontier of China.

At the same time, it has positive practical significance to promote the great prosperity and development of Dalian's cultural undertakings, the construction of a famous historical and cultural city, and the revitalization of the northeast old industrial base.

Visit information

Ticket price: free; opening hours: every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 9:30-15:30 a.m.; transportation route: 1. Bus route: take Jianshe street Daheishi bus from the north square of Dalian railway station, or take the bus from the north square of Dalian railway station to Lushun North Road to get off at shagangzi village station; 2. Self driving route: take Lushun North Road from Dalian City, and take Yingchengzi road Section, about 400 meters in front of the intersection of Lvshun North Road and Danda Expressway Viaduct, turn right near Dalian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Address: Shagang village, Yingchengzi street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian

Longitude: 121.41532444989

Latitude: 38.996784886767

Ticket information: no ticket required. Tickets for the ancient post city scenic spot have been included.

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