On March 31, the final results of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in the country in 2021 were officially announced.
In order of time, the top ten new archaeological discoveries are: Sichuan Daocheng Piluo Site, Henan Nanyang Huangshan Site, Hunan Lixian Jijiacheng Site, Shandong Tengzhou Gangshang Site, Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Site Sacrificial Area, Hubei Yunmeng Site Zhengjiahu Cemetery, Shaanxi Xi'an Jiangcun Tomb, Gansu Wuwei Tang Dynasty Tuyuhun Royal Tomb Group, Xinjiang Yuli Keyak Kuduke Beacon Ruins, Anhui Fengyang Ming Zhongdu Ruins.
The Tuyuhun Tomb Group in Wuwei, Gansu Province is a Tang Dynasty tomb group.
Among them, the tomb of King Xi Murongzhi located in Chashan Village, Qilian Town, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuwei City is the only well-preserved tomb of the Tuyuhun royal family found so far.
Murong Zhi was the third son of the last Tuyuhun king Murong Nuo Hobo and Princess Honghua.
The ancestors of the Tuyuhun people were the Murong clan of Xianbei in Liaodong, and then their branches moved westward to the border areas of Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and other provinces, and gradually developed into an independent country, and finally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
There are more than 800 pieces of various funerary objects such as textiles and lacquer wood unearthed in the tomb, including wooden hu beds, six-curved screens, complete sets of military equipment mainly composed of iron armors, pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other stationery items, all of which are of the same period in China. The first or rare find of its kind.
The tomb also unearthed the earliest white wine found in China.
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]