When it comes to the imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty, the first thing we think of is probably the Ming Tombs in Beijing. In our minds, these mausoleums can be said to be typical of the Ming Dynasty mausoleums, but in fact, if we really think so, it is really our backwardness. Because compared with the ming dynasty's thirteen tombs, the tomb of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty is the most important, and its value is far more than our other buildings. Located in Nanjing, this imperial tomb is a large imperial mausoleum, known as the Ming Tombs.
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The establishment of the Ming Tombs began in 1381 and ended in 1405, a total of twenty-four years, but also the use of 100,000 migrant workers, it can be said that such projects are very large in terms of this number. In addition, he followed the practice of the Tang and Song dynasties using mountains as mausoleums, and even created a new system of square tombs as circular mounds. In addition, this is an imperial tomb, and the treasure items in it are even more heartwarming. But what makes people feel a little confused is that this Ming Dynasty imperial tomb, which has lasted for hundreds of years, has never been stolen.
We all know that in the archaeological community, unless the imperial tomb is damaged, we will not excavate the imperial tomb at any other time. Therefore, the Ming Tomb has not been excavated so far, and it has been well protected by us. Although we cannot excavate the Ming Tomb, archaeology of it cannot be carried out without it. With the efforts of many cultural relics workers, they used a lot of high-tech means to conduct six years of archaeological exploration and found that the area of this Ming Dynasty underground palace reached more than 4,000 square meters. In such exploration, people also found that the reason why the imperial tomb was not stolen.
First of all, the architecture of the Ming Tombs is very special. It is a stone mountain, very strong, at the time of construction, he was already chiseled horizontally into the mountain, hollowing out the palace from the inside, although it is a huge project, but it has to be said that such construction makes it impossible for tomb robbers to enter the mausoleum without coming with explosives. Moreover, in the exploration, it was found that the tomb passage of this imperial tomb was unconventional, not in the middle of what people thought but on the side. You say, can a tomb robber with such a design enter? Not to mention, in the sealed soil, there is also a layer of pebbles, and if there is a robbery hole, the pebbles will be refilled, leaving people with nowhere to start.
Of course, the design of the Ming Tomb can prevent ordinary tomb robbers, and if you encounter a thief like Sun Dianying in a chaotic world, there is no way. But what makes us fortunate is that the status of the Ming Tombs is so special that whether it is the Ming Dynasty, or the later Qing Dynasty, or the Republic of China Period, there are people who pay attention to and protect the Ming Tombs. Therefore, no warlord would put his mind on this imperial tomb. In this way, the imperial tomb of Ming Xiaoling became a existence that had not been stolen for a hundred years.
Tell me, is this imperial tomb worthy of our protection?