Qianling is known as the ninth wonder of the world, and it is also the most completely preserved and the largest number of treasures known, as one of the few imperial tombs that have not been mined by stolen tomb thieves, Qianling is considered to be an independent special. For various reasons, Qianling has not been excavated at present, and the best protection is to maintain it as it is. Because of the mysterious unknown, the precious jewels buried in the Qianling Tomb are also fascinated by many people.
At present, there are relatively few Tang Dynasty tombs that have not been excavated, but Qianling is an exception, and from the Tang Dynasty to modern times, no tomb robbers have been able to succeed. As long as someone is close to Qianling, there will be many strange phenomena that are difficult to explain scientifically. The originally cloudless weather will suddenly become cloudy after the tomb robbers approach. Huang Chao once came to excavate Qianling with tens of thousands of people, but after digging for a long time and spending a lot of painstaking efforts, he still did not find the entrance to Qianling, and after the Republic of China, there was also an entrance that a high-ranking official had come to find, and after using a large amount of explosives to bomb it, it was still fruitless.
According to historical records, the treasures buried in Qianling are very numerous and have high research value, but qianling has not been mined at present. Because the current mining technology does not guarantee that the treasure will be excavated without destroying the treasure. If the safety of cultural relics cannot be ensured, blindly choose to mine and excavate, it may make the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty Dingling repeat itself, which is why qianling has not been destroyed so far.
In 705 AD, the only female emperor in history, Wu Zetian, died at Shangyang Palace. According to Wu Zetian's will, after her death, she removed the title of emperor, merged with her husband Tang Gaozong, and was buried in Qianling. According to historical records, Wu Zetian brought more than 500 tons of cultural relics and jewelry into the mausoleum after his death, of which the value of Wu Zetian's phoenix crown was immeasurable.
Wu Zetian's phoenix crown, in fact, not only the phoenix crown is also a crown, in ancient times, people of different grades had strict requirements in terms of clothing, jewelry and so on. The Tang Dynasty's Wu De Ling made it clear that there should be at least nine dragons in the crown, and Wu Zetian strictly adhered to the Tang Dynasty's etiquette after his death.
But in fact, Wu Zetian's costumes and degrees of use are far more than the prescribed etiquette, and the phoenix crown used by Wu Zetian is clearly carved with eight dragon stripes, which is only lower than the emperor. This phoenix crown has a lot of merit in production and details, the phoenix crown uses the diancui process, the diancui was invented from the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty, in order to make the phoenix crown more beautiful, the kingfisher feathers used are pulled from the bird alive, but Wu Zetian's crown uses not much diancui technology.
The crown also uses the Tang Dynasty's production technique to bead, making gold into round beads and then inlaid on the crown, each bead is very delicately made, and the smallest gold bead with a diameter of only 0.1 mm.
Tang Dynasty white jade hairpin
The Tang Dynasty was a very prosperous era, and the economy at that time was also very good, so whether it was a high-ranking official or a poor person, there was a certain pursuit, and the precious jewelry handed down was also innumerable. For example, the Tang Dynasty white jade hairpin in the picture above, although the design is very simple, but the jade used is superior. The front of the hairpin is carved out of the shape of the flower, the overall is relatively simple, but the lines are smooth and very delicate.
Tang Dynasty jade flower bird pattern comb
This Tang Dynasty jade flower bird pattern comb, the length of ten centimeters, the width of only three centimeters, the selection of high-quality jade, on the top of the hollow carving process. There are also many materials to choose from, in addition to gold and silver raw materials, jade can also be used to make. At the same time, a lot of exquisite patterns are added to the comb, and the figure of the comb can also be seen in many female figures of the Tang Dynasty.
Combing was no longer popular in the Song Dynasty, but by the Qing Dynasty it began to rise gradually, and fashion was a reincarnation, which has not changed since ancient times. To this day, this headdress, which evolved from a comb, is still popular.
Jewel-encrusted lotus petal pattern gold earrings
The hollow gold balls are woven with filigree and monofilament to form a seven-petal lotus petal pattern, so that the intricate jewelry is only eligible for wear by the nobility. In the lower part of the early golden ball, there are seven identical pendants, and the pearls, rubies, and glass beads on these pendants are particularly beautiful, whether they are finely made or designed, they are very gorgeous, and they are treasures in Tang Dynasty jewelry.
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