Today, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage officially announced (the grandfather of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty) that the location of the Tomb of Emperor Wen of Han was determined to be the Great Tomb of Bailuyuan Jiangcun in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, rather than under the mouth of the phoenix recorded in historical records.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, historical records have recorded that Emperor Wen's tomb is located under the mouth of the phoenix, and this mistake is nearly a thousand years old!
What's behind the truth? Let's search for "iron evidence" together and uncover the "mystery of Emperor Wen's tomb" step by step.
Archaeologists use four-step cross-validation
Step by step to uncover the mystery of Emperor Wen's "Hegemonic Tombs"
01
The first step is to confirm that the size of the Emura Tomb is a royal mausoleum
02
The second step is to support the identity of the owner of the tomb according to the cultural relics excavated in the Sikong Seal and other excavated cultural relics
03
The third step is to enclose the tomb of Jiangcun and the mausoleum of Empress Dou, which once again confirms that the identity of the owner of the tomb should be "emperor level"
04
The fourth step is the empty "fake" tomb under the mouth of the phoenix, which reverses the confirmation that the location of the real tomb is actually the Jiangcun Tomb
At this point, the names of the eleventh imperial tomb of the Western Han Dynasty were all determined, making up for an important part of the study of the western Han Dynasty imperial tombs.
Follow-up research and discoveries may lead us to a deeper understanding of the real Western Han Dynasty in history.
The frugal Emperor Wen of Han
Emperor Wen of Han (203 BC – 157 BC) was the third emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. According to historical records, Liu Heng was a very frugal emperor.
In the "Records of History", it is recorded that "all the tombs are made of pottery, and must not be decorated with gold, silver, copper and tin, and do not rule the graves, but want to be a province, and do not bother the people."
The "Chronicle of History" also records that during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han for twenty-three years, the palace, gardens, dogs and horses, clothing, cars, etc., did not increase. But anything that is inconvenient to the people is abolished in order to facilitate the people. If these records are true, then Emperor Wen of Han is definitely one of the most frugal emperors.
The small knowledge of historical materials and the opening up of the rule of literary scenery
However, Emperor Wen of Han was frugal to himself and very kind to the people, and he constantly ordered the people to reduce their taxes and give benefits to the people. Under the rule of Emperor Wen of Han, the Western Han Dynasty continued to grow in strength and the treasury was abundant, opening up the first rule of China's feudal society - the rule of Wenjing.
Source: CCTV News
For more exciting content, please download the "Morning Video" client in the app market. Press leads are welcome and are paid as soon as they are adopted. Breaking news WeChat concern: xxcbwx, 24-hour report hotline 0731-85571188.