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In ancient Chinese history, tomb culture began to gradually become popular during the Shang Dynasty, which is because most of the people in the period believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, believing that placing funerary products in tombs could enshrine ghosts and gods and allow their souls to rest in peace. As we all know, after the collapse of the Shang Dynasty and the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, although the theory of ghosts and gods was not completely broken, it gradually transitioned to ancestor worship, so the tomb culture of this period did not pay special attention to thick burial.
The wind of thick burial
It was not until the middle and late Western Zhou and even the Eastern Zhou Dynasty that the folk once again began to have a thick burial style, for example, in the "Biography of the Ram", it is recorded that after the death of the King of lu, he was eager to build a mausoleum with the strength of the whole country, and this custom and habit, from then on, until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, almost did not break.
It is precisely for this reason that there has always been a very special occupation in china's thousands of years of feudal society. That's the grave robber. The dead will not speak, so from ancient times to the present, there are many people who have taken risks to do the work of robbing tombs, then tomb robbery is a very good deal, under the influence of this idea, the number of ancient folk tomb robbers in China is large, most of the ancient tombs have been stolen when they are discovered in modern times.
Life of Liu He
In Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China, there is a tomb with the best luck in our country, not because this ancient tomb has not been invaded by tomb thieves, but this ancient tomb robber dug 15 meters and then gave up, thinking that he found the wrong location, do not know that here is only 5 centimeters away from the tomb 10 tons of treasure, even if the tomb robber digs down twice, he can find this precious ancient tomb.
This is the ancient tomb of Liu He, the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, but it is not a royal mausoleum, at the same time, the luxury of this mausoleum is more luxurious than the royal mausoleum, and this contradictory phenomenon appears on Liu He's body, which makes people wonder how his life was spent.
Liu He was the grandson of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, and also the son of Liu Qi, the Prince of Changyi, and it can be seen from his father's identity that Liu He was not eligible to become emperor, and he was not the eldest son of the imperial family, so why did he become the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty? The seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty was Emperor Wu of Han, who reigned for a long time, and even forced his son, Liu Zhao, as the crown prince, to die in the later period of his reign. After this, Emperor Wu of Han did not become crown prince for many years, and it was not until his death that his younger son Liu Fuling succeeded to the throne.
When he inherited the throne, but he was only 8 years old, he happened to be a short-lived emperor, and he died at the age of 21, because he had no heirs at this time, so Liu He, who was far away in Changyi, was able to enter the palace and become the new emperor. However, Liu He, a man with no political acumen, became obsessed with pleasure after becoming emperor, and Huo Guang, a famous minister of power who had achieved great feats, deposed Liu He with everyone and supported the more easily controlled Emperor Xuan of Han to take the throne.
Liu He, who had been expelled from the palace, returned to his fiefdom, and after Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuan of Han promoted him to the rank of Marquis of Haixia and gave him a large fief. However, due to the change of status, Liu He was stripped of his title after his death, removed his temple title, and reduced all his descendants to commoners. Therefore, the belongings in his fiefdom naturally had to be buried in the mausoleum, which is why his mausoleum was so luxurious and luxurious.
Nearly stolen
In later generations, many tomb robbers know that Liu He's tomb has many funerary products, as long as he can find his tomb, he can have food and clothing for a lifetime, but for so many years, no one has ever dug up his tomb, especially the unknown tomb robber, and even has found the specific location, but on the eve of success, it has not been able to continue, which makes us able to find this precious ancient tomb, I have to say that it is really a yin and yang thing.
This archaeology has played an important role in our understanding of the history of the Western Han Dynasty, and the number of ancient treasures found by the archaeological team in it has reached tens of thousands of pieces, and if they are all placed on the crane, the weight can reach about ten tons. So many precious cultural relics, if stolen by the tomb robber, it will be a very regrettable thing, thanks to the tomb robber did not go further, otherwise we would feel very sorry.
epilogue
The charm of archaeological research lies in this, archaeologists tirelessly search for ancient tombs, help us uncover the truth of history, and what they do is fundamentally different from that of tomb robbers. Therefore, in the face of archaeological teams, we should respect them, not wantonly denigrate them, so as to help protect the historical heritage.
Reference: Ram Biography