In 154 BC, the 15-year-old Liu Fei, the fifth son of Emperor Jing of Han and the brother of Emperor Wu of Han, was awarded the title of King of Jiangdu and ruled the territory of the State of Wu after his military achievements in quelling the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. 27 years later, Liu Fei died and was buried in Dayun Mountain, Dongyang, Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province.
The Book of Han wrote of Liu Fei as follows: "Good strength, governing the palace, recruiting four parties and haojie, arrogant and extravagant." "When he was young, he had courage, participated in treason and war, and had a lot of respect for haojie chivalry, but it may also be due to his status and personality, Liu Fei was very arrogant, good at building palaces, and even the tombs after death were extremely luxurious.
Name: Dayunshan Han Tomb
Era: Western Han Dynasty
Location: Dayun Peak, Yunshan Village, Maba Town, Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province
Excavation time: 2009
Total area: 250,000 square meters.
Excavation begins
Liu Fei's tomb was taken first by a group of tomb robbers.
In January 2009, a vicious grave robbery occurred in Dayun Mountain, and the beginning of the discovery was the bodies of two adult males abandoned in private cars.
The deceased did not have any wounds on his body, but he was covered in loess and had a rare green paste mud on the soles of his feet. After the police investigation, it was soon found that the two men were not killed by him, but two members of the tomb robbery gang, who inhaled toxic gases while excavating the ancient tomb and died.
The trajectory of this group of tomb robbers is like this: from the end of 2008, after stepping on the Dayun Mountain and finding out the location of the Han tomb, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the villagers, they went out day and night to dig the tomb every day, worked for more than a month, and finally approached the tomb, but at the last moment, they used explosives anxiously.
Two of the tomb robbers first entered the robbery hole, but strangely lost contact, so two more tomb robbers went down to see the situation and did not move. The remaining grave robbers felt strange outside, so they pulled the rope and dragged the last two people out, only to find that the two were dead.
The accomplices died mysteriously one after another, and the remaining tomb robbers were so frightened that they hurriedly stuffed the two bodies into the car and fled for their lives. The clues on the body are still there, so the police quickly followed the vine and found the ancient tomb of Dayun Mountain, and also found the other two corpses in the tomb.
A bizarre case of body dumping led to a big discovery that shocked the archaeological community, and the underground secrets of Xuyi Dayun Mountain were revealed.
(Here to complain, the escaped tomb robbers were naturally arrested and imprisoned, two of them were sentenced to a year in prison, but after they were released from prison, they actually returned to their old business, and were arrested again because they participated in the Eastern Zhou tomb case. Specifically, you can search for the keyword "Cao Zhonghua" to watch the news. ）
Soon, the Institute of Archaeology of the Nanjing Museum formed an archaeological team to carry out a rescue excavation of the Han Tomb of Dayun Mountain, confirming that it was an extremely spectacular high-specification Han tomb and unearthing more than 10,000 exquisite cultural relics.
Excavation site of the Han Tomb in Dayun Mountain
There are 3 main tombs and 11 funerary tombs in dayun mountain Han Tomb, as well as various weapons, carriages and horses, among which the owner of the no. 1 main tomb is Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu.
The structure of Liu Fei's tomb is a yellow intestine inscription, which is an imperial-level rafter. Although the front chamber and inner rafters have been severely stolen, a large number of exquisite artifacts have been unearthed, including golden jade robes, jade objects, and bronze artifacts first discovered.
Yellow intestine inscription, golden jade coat, this together is a set of Han Dynasty tomb luxury package, their appearance represents the highest level of Han tombs, the current national discovery of the yellow intestine inscription tombs only 14, golden jade clothes only 8 sets, the most representative is Liu Fei's brother Zhongshan Jing Wang Liu Sheng, really worthy of the brothers ah.
For experts, harvesting rich cultural relics can provide them with more research samples, combing and examining history. But for us ordinary people, of course, it is to see how luxurious the ancestors of two thousand years ago were, and what exquisite artifacts were created in that era.
Gilded bronze rhinoceros and tamed rhino figurines, gilded bronze elephants and tamed figurines
This set of adorable rhino elephant and orc tamer gilded artifacts is the first excavation in the country and has important research significance, according to experts, this rhino is also the Asian rhino Sumatran species, that is, an exotic species. The charm of cultural relics and archaeology lies in this, and many interesting truths can be found through physical objects.
Gilded deer lamp
A number of lamps and lanterns have been excavated from the tomb, with a variety of types, including goose foot lamps, five-branch lamps, bean-shaped lamps, etc., which are one of the very exquisite deer lamps, which are restored.
The deer lamp has a unique shape, the deer's head supports the detachable lamp plate and bracket, the whole lamp is not only stable, but also very beautiful and sophisticated, which is a perfect model of Han Dynasty lamps.
Wrong gold and silver inlaid gemstone copper town
"Town, heavy also", this is an object used to press things. Because before the appearance of tables and chairs, the ancients were all seated on the floor, and the mats were easy to fold when people were active, so the ancients invented the "town" to press the four corners.
Wrong gold and silver copper tiger town, wrong gold silver copper leopard
The shape of Xizhen is commonly tiger, lion, leopard, turtle, etc., and its bottom is flat, often curled and crouched. The Emperor and the princes of the xizhen are naturally mostly beasts, and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty records that the princes' carriages and horses "rely on the tiger and the deer", while the first level of the princes is "leaning on the deer and the bear", which shows that even these objects are hierarchical.
The high-level Seat Town is well-made, and the body is also made of wrong gold, and even inlaid with agate gemstones, which is made to life.
Jewel-encrusted silver umbrella handle
The handle of this umbrella is really beautiful, it looks like a high-end craft, but it is only a tool used to fix the umbrella in the ancient open carriage.
Made of sterling silver, engraved with cloud patterns throughout, and inlaid with agate, it is really worthy of the king's umbrella handle ornament, beautiful and practical.
Long and forgetful silver belt hook
The Millennium Oath from the waist, which is a silver belt hook that has touched countless people, has also been on "If the National Treasure Can Speak", small and delicate, is used to tie the belt.
What kind of love can bring the vow of "never forget" into the tomb after death? This hook was given to Liu Fei's concubine Chun Yu in the baby, and may have been a promise gift from Liu Fei that year.
It is like a soldier's charm, divided into two from the middle, and the four words 'long and forget' are engraved on the inside, moving love words, telling a beautiful love.
Wrong gold and silver inlaid with gemstones bronze bird handle wine drawer
This artifact is not only peculiar in shape, but also high-end in use. The apical bird has a hole in its back that connects the slender hollow shank in the middle to the bottom hole of the tank at the lower end. Using the principle of atmospheric pressure, pressing the bird hole can adjust the amount of wine and will not leak wine.
Gold trim pieces
How can a high-class tomb not have gold objects? This set of gold ornaments made of pure gold and carved with a delicate croissant pattern, which may have been an ornament sewn on clothes, was found in Tomb 1 and should have been left behind by the tomb robbers when they escaped.
Five-square hot pot
This is the newly discovered fenge ding this year, named Wuge Ding, known as "Wugong Grid Hot Pot". Look at this shape, and the current hot pot is exactly the same, Chinese love to eat hot pot gene inheritance has not run away.
Liu Fei's Jiangdu Kingdom is in the area of present-day Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and from the excavations from the tomb, we can see the rich wealth of the Wu Kingdom at that time, and these exquisite cultural relics also show the exquisite and luxurious life of a royal family.