Luoyang Zhouwangcheng emperor jialiu Museum

In 2003, a large number of Chema pits of Zhou Dynasty were found in Wangcheng square, which is based on the major archaeological discoveries in the 21st century.

In order to better protect this historic discovery, Luoyang built the emperor jialiu Museum on the original site of chemacheng.

It has a large scale, many types of cars, neatly placed and magnificent momentum. It is the unique "jialiu" remains in the world today.

There are two exhibition areas in the museum, namely, the exhibition hall of emperor Jia liuche Macheng and the exhibition area of exquisite cultural relics of the Zhou Dynasty. On the wall of the gallery, the exquisite cultural relics excavated in the city of King Zhou are hung.

Luoyang Zhouwangcheng emperor jialiu Museum

Located in the East Zhou Dynasty Palace Square in the center of Xigong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province, and in the northeast of the East Zhou Dynasty Palace site area, Luoyang King City tianzijialiu museum is a large-scale Eastern Zhou Dynasty chariot pit with the original site protection and exhibition as the main body, supplemented by the general situation of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty palace, the new discoveries of the royal tombs and some precious cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The museum is a relic museum built on the original site of the "emperor jialiu" large chariot and horse burial pit based on the major archaeological discoveries of the 21st century. Chemacheng has a large scale, many types of cars, neatly placed and magnificent momentum. It is the unique "jialiu" remains in the world today.

Development history

In the 1950s, the first phase of the master plan of Luoyang City intentionally avoided the sites of the King City of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and made great efforts to protect the sites of Luoyang City. In 2000, the Wangcheng site of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of the province.

In 2002, the discovery of "emperor jialiu" chariot and horse pit opened a new attempt to protect cultural relics in Luoyang. It not only protected the original site of "emperor jialiu" chariot and horse pit, but also backfilled other accompanying burial pits found at the same time. In 2006, during the construction of Tanggong West Road Primary School complex, 21 medium-sized ancient tombs and 2 chariot and horse pits were found, which were built in the original site Line protection.

architectural composition

Located in the square of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the center of Luoyang, and in the northeast of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty ruins area, the sixth emperor's driving Museum of Luoyang Zhouwangcheng is a large-scale Eastern Zhou Dynasty chariot pit with the original site protection and exhibition as the main body, supplemented by the general situation of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the new discoveries of the royal tombs and some precious cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The whole Museum covers an area of more than 1700 square meters and is divided into two exhibition areas. When you enter the gate of the museum, the first exhibition area comes into view. It is divided into four parts: the first is the map of the relationship between the five major cities in Luoyang area and the contemporary Luoyang; the second is the general situation of the Eastern Zhou imperial city; the third is the exploration and discovery of the Royal Mausoleum; the fourth is the precious cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

In the first exhibition area, through a passage to the west, you enter the second exhibition area, the large chemacheng exhibition area of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Here are two of the 17 Che Ma Keng (MA Keng) excavated and cleared by archaeologists from 2002 to 2003. One of them is located in the north, which is rarely seen in China. Its cars and horses are arranged in two vertical rows, just like the scene of travel array, which is even more wonderful. The most eye-catching is the discovery of the only "driving six", which directly and clearly confirms the description of "emperor driving six" in ancient literature. It is also the only "emperor driving six" on display in the original site in the world.

Collection

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ruins of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty appeared in the "groping" of archaeologists. In 1957, archaeologists found five large Warring States tombs in the northeast of Xiaotun village. Since then, the King City of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which has been sleeping for many years, has finally appeared in front of the world.

In the subsequent large-scale archaeological excavation, a large number of precious cultural relics were unearthed here. Among them, the stone GUIs with the handwriting of "the son of heaven" in ink and the bronzes with the inscription of "Wang zuobao Yi" are of great significance to the archaeology of our country; the bronze ritual vessels such as Ding, Dun and Hu, the jade Bi with dragon and tiger carved through, the bronze mirrors with gold and silver hunting patterns, and the figures of copper and silver are exquisitely made and of high artistic value.

Unearthed from the site of Wangcheng in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. "Emperor driving six" chariot pit, roof. In July 2002, the discovery of the "emperor driving six" chariot pit on the ground floor of Wangcheng square in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty shocked the world. In this archaeological excavation, a total of 18 chariot pits and 397 tombs were found, more than the total number found in Luoyang in the past 50 years.

In front of one of the largest chariots in the pit, archaeologists found the bones of six horses symmetrically placed. The "ride of the emperor" of "driving six horses" confirms the description of "driving six horses by the emperor" in ancient literature to the world in an intuitive and clear form. Although nearly 3000 years later, the shaft, the components of the body and the skeleton of the horse are still clearly visible. It is unique in the world for its well preserved and grand scale.

In the northwest of the city site, archaeologists also found a place for firing pottery in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and speculated that the area might be a handicraft workshop area; in the east of the southwest corner of the building complex and the northeast of qujiatun village, which is now the family home of Luoyang monocrystalline silicon factory, archaeologists explored more than 80 grain cellars, and speculated that this area is the warehouse area of the King City.

Function value

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, although the princes dominated and the royal family declined, the significance of the royal city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as the capital of the emperor was incomparable with other capitals. For nearly three centuries, it has always been the political, economic and cultural center of the country. The discovery of the Wangcheng site of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is a great achievement of urban Archaeology in China. It provides precious material materials for the study of the politics, economy, culture and the whole history of the Zhou Dynasty, which is of great significance.

During the routine archaeological excavation, 397 tombs and 18 large pits for chariots and horses were discovered unexpectedly. What's more surprising is that the archaeological remains of "emperor jialiu" with six horses and one cart were excavated for the first time. For archaeologists and the world, the "emperor driving six" chariot and horse pit is unexpected. In the course of more than 2000 years, the wood has been rotten and the fine soil has been invaded. The wood has been corroded and the fine soil has completely entered. The wood and the soil have been replaced in this way. The car is no longer made of wood, but of soil. The soil of the "dirt cart" is slightly thinner and softer than the soil around it. On behalf of "the emperor drives six horses" and "the emperor drives four horses" debate. In the area of 40000 square meters around the Chema pit of emperor jialiu, archaeologists found or drilled more than 30 Chema pits or Ma pits buried with the emperor during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which made archaeologists confirm that this is the site of the tomb of the king of Zhou. Archaeologists have been searching for the cemetery of the emperor of Zhou The key to confirm that these tombs are the tombs of the Zhou royal family is the discovery of "emperor jialiu". The discovery of "emperor jialiu" chariot and horse pit, in the form of physical objects, reveals the ancient mystery of emperor jialiu and Emperor Jiasi, and confirms the correctness of the records of "emperor jialiu, princes Jiasi and Shi Jiaer" in ancient literature. It provides new archaeological materials for the study of Chengyu system, funeral system and the confirmation of the mausoleum area in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which has become the 21st century One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the 20th century, it is known as "the treasure of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, unparalleled in the world". The emperor's driving six chariots and horses pit was finally completely preserved, and Luoyang City adjusted its design plan in time. The Eastern Zhou culture was hidden in the downtown of Luoyang! The chariot and horse pit of "emperor jialiu" has a brilliant lineup and a large scale. Archaeologists believe that the chariot and horse pit is not only one of the only two large chariot and horse pits in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China, but more importantly, its discovery has solved the problem that since the Han Dynasty, a large chariot and horse pit in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was built in the square on Wednesday of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties Part of the precious cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as a supplement to the "King City, Mausoleum, King" special museum - Emperor Jia Six Museum.

After more than half a century of searching, experts judge that there are three Mausoleums in the Eastern Zhou Mausoleum: the mausoleum of Wangcheng, the mausoleum of Jincun and the mausoleum of Zhoushan. The discovery of emperor jialiu solved the mystery of the mausoleum area of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and provided valuable information for understanding the whole picture of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Today, the sixth emperor's driving Museum and the chemacheng exhibition hall of Tanggong West Road Primary School have been completed and opened, receiving tens of thousands of visitors every month. The successful operation of these two sites has left precious historical memory for the city, enhanced the confidence of Luoyang City in site protection, and provided reference for future site protection work. The implementation of the national key project for the protection of the great sites will reveal more secrets of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, bringing new surprises to the world.

Visit information

Admission: 30 yuan for adults. Children under 1.4 meters in height and the elderly over 70 years old (certificate) are free of charge. Half price for 60-70 year olds and students.

Opening hours: 8:00-22:00 in summer, 8:00-18:30 in winter, half an hour in advance.

Route: take No.5, 48, 56, 81 to Wangcheng square at the railway station. You can also take bus No.18, 9, 103, 101, 22 in the city.

Address: Wangcheng square, 226 Zhongzhou Middle Road, Xigong District, Luoyang

Longitude: 112.443581953

Latitude: 34.673425987243

Tel: 0379-63912399

Tour time: 1 hour

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