The State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China notified 3 important archaeological achievements including the Mausoleum of Emperor Hanwen and the Residence of Princess Taiping
China News Service, Beijing, December 14 (Reporter Ying Ni) Focusing on important archaeological discoveries and research progress during the Han and Tang dynasties, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China held a work meeting on the important progress of the "Archaeological China" major project in Beijing on the 14th, and notified Xi’an Jiangcun University in Shaanxi. Three important archaeological achievements, including the tomb, Zhengpingfang site in Luoyang, Henan, and Tuyuhun tombs in Wuwei, Gansu.
Unearthed cultural relics from the Jiangcun Tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi, courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
Among them, the tomb of Jiangcun in Xi’an, Shaanxi was confirmed to be the Ba tomb of the Emperor Liu Heng in the early Western Han Dynasty. The Zhengpingfang site in Luoyang, Henan includes the residence of Princess Taiping, and the tomb of the Xiwang Murongzhi in the Tuyuhun tomb group in Wuwei, Gansu is the only fully preserved Tuyuhun discovered so far. Royal tombs.
Unearthed cultural relics from the Jiangcun Tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi, courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
Distribution map of Zhengpingfang ruins in Luoyang, Henan. Photo courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
The tomb of Jiangcun, Xi’an, Shaanxi, which was identified as the Mausoleum of Emperor Liu Heng, the Emperor of Han Wen in the early Western Han Dynasty. The plan of the tomb is "Ya". The side of the tomb is about 72 meters. It is speculated that the cemetery facilities of the cemetery may be an independent imperial cemetery.
More than 1,500 pottery figurines, bronze seals, bronze carts and horses, ironware, and pottery have been excavated from 8 outer storage pits. The bronze seals include "Chefu", "Qifu", "Zhongqi Qianren" and "Fu Seal" "Cang Yin", "Zhong Si Kong Yin" and so on, the shape and scale of the Jiangcun Tomb are in line with the highest-level tombs of the Western Han Dynasty. In addition, the surrounding area is the Tomb of Empress Dou and Empress Dowager Bo. Experts confirmed that the tomb of Jiangcun is the Ba tomb of Emperor Hanwen. The in-depth study of the tomb system of ancient Chinese emperors is of great significance.
Floor plan F16 of the axis building base site of No. I courtyard of Zhengpingfang (Princess Taiping's House) Photo courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
Cultural relics unearthed from the Tuyuhun tombs in Wuwei, Gansu. Photo courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
The Zhengpingfang site in Luoyang, Henan is one of the important lifang sites in the Guochenglifang area of Luoyang City in the Tang Dynasty. It is a documentary record of the Tang Dynasty Confucian Temple, the Imperial College, and the residence of Princess Taiping (later renamed the Taoist Temple of Anguo).
The site is rectangular in plan, 533.6 meters long from north to south, and 464.6 meters wide from east to west.
The square is divided into three parts: West Banfang, Southeast District and Northeast District by a "D"-shaped road.
The Zhengpingfang site is a vivid example of the Lifang system in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The excavation of the Lifang pattern of the T-shaped Street connecting the north and south gates, as well as the central axis symmetry and multi-entry courtyard layout, embodies the traditional Chinese urban planning ideas. The research on the history of contemporary political systems and the history of social life is of great value.
Cultural relics unearthed from the Tuyuhun tombs in Wuwei, Gansu. Photo courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
Cultural relics unearthed from the Tuyuhun tombs in Wuwei, Gansu. Photo courtesy of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
The Tuyuhun tomb complex in Wuwei, Gansu is a tomb complex of the Tuyuhun royal family in the Tang Dynasty.
Among them, the tomb of Xiwang Murongzhi is the only fully preserved tomb of the Tuyuhun royal family. The laboratory archaeological cleanup has preserved more than 800 pieces of various burial objects such as textiles, painted pottery figurines, lacquered woodware, etc., including wooden huts, large beds, and Liuqu Screens, halberd house models, iron armor-based weapons, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are the first or rare discoveries of similar cultural relics in China at the same time. The unearthed Murongzhi epitaph mentions Tuyuhun for the first time. "Khan Mausoleum" exists.
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