Xi'an is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, before and after the history of more than a dozen dynasties to establish the capital here, in the thousands of years of historical development, there have been many historical sites, from the emperor to the prince, each ancient tomb has unearthed a lot of cultural relics. But the tomb that I want to talk to you about today is very special, this is the tomb of a 9-year-old girl.
Although the little girl was only 9 years old when she died, history has recorded her beautiful name. Her name was Li Jingxun, born in 600, a native of Chengji, Longxi. She is a veritable miss of a thousand golds, born with a golden key. His great-grandfather was Li Xian, a general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. His grandfather Li Chong was also a famous general of the generation.
Li Jingxun, on the other hand, is the son of Li Min, the Grand Master of Guanglu. According to relevant historical records, Li Jingxun was born very cute from an early age and was deeply doted on by his maternal grandmother Empress Dowager Zhou. He was raised in the palace at a very young age. However, on June 1, the fourth year of Daye (608), he suddenly fell ill and died in the palace, when Li Jingxun had just turned 9 years old. The empress dowager was so grief-stricken that she ordered her to be buried.
Until 1957, near Liangjiazhuang in the west of Xi'an, the engineering team was carrying out a project, and during the excavation process, an underground building similar to an ancient tomb was accidentally discovered, which had long been commonplace in the ancient city of Xi'an. So the engineering team had no choice but to stop what they were doing and reported the discovery to the local cultural relics bureau.
The Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences immediately sent people to inspect it, and after some investigation, it was learned that this was a cemetery of nobles during the Sui Dynasty. And it is the most complete preserved tomb with the highest grade specifications. There are many funerary items inside, and there are 17 exquisite pieces of porcelain alone. There are also jade noodles, bracelets, etc., but the most conspicuous one is a necklace.
The necklace consists of 28 gold spherical beads, each with 10 pearls each. It looks like the main pearlescent is flickering. Very moving, especially the two gems in the middle of the necklace, the red in the middle is the chicken blood stone, after a thousand years but has not lost its vitality, the front of the royal blue stone is lapis lazuli. It is particularly prominent against the background of gold. This exquisite gold jade necklace is truly a priceless national treasure.
The experts looked at the dazzling treasures for a while, but finally they were attracted by an epitaph. Because this epitaph is so beautiful: "The beads are clear and bright, and the flowers and incense are fragrant." This short poem expresses the empress's longing for this little granddaughter. At the same time, it is also read in it that Li Jingxun is a girl who shines like a pearl and is as beautiful as a flower.
Unfortunately, beautiful flowers are always more and more prone to withering, and beautiful things are difficult to last. We don't know exactly what this 9-year-old girl has experienced in her short life. So much so that empress dowager Zhou, who believed in Buddhism, also carved the words "the opener is dead" on Li Jingxun's coffin, which has also become the mystery of this ancient tomb.