The tomb of Princess Changle is located in the Zhaoling Tomb of Emperor Taizong of Tang, which is only separated from the Tomb of Zhaoling. Princess Changle (621-643 AD) Li Li. The eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong of Tang, the eldest empress dowager, was the fifth daughter of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Shimin. In the second year of Zhenguan (628 AD), she was enfeoffed as the princess of Changle County, and had three thousand households. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634 AD), Princess Changle married Changsun Chong. On August 10, the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643 AD), he died of a gas disease at the age of 23, and began excavating the tomb of Princess Changle in 1986, which lasted for 5 years and opened in 1991.
Stepping into the tomb of Princess Changle, you can see the patio, cave, alcove, Yongdao, tomb, the entire tomb is 48.18 meters long, majestic. The most classic thing in the underground palace is the mural on both sides of the tomb, which is also a major feature of the Tang tomb. The following are frescoes that enter the place where you have just entered the underground palace. On both sides are painted soaring dragons, long roaring white tigers, galloping horses, and depicting the qiyu xuanxuan armor guards, all of which are used to guard the souls of the deceased, of which the flying dragon symbolizes that the owner of the tomb can ascend to heaven after death to continue to enjoy the luxurious life in the human world. In particular, the carriages and horses in the clouds painted in the cemetery are even more admirable: in the Clouds of Ruiqi, two horses drive red wooden cars galloping, the dragon heads are carved at the end, the yoke top is decorated with red wisps, a 5 red flag is inserted on each side of the back of the car, and 3 people sit in the carriage, one of whom has a long hair fluttering, sitting in the center, looking peaceful and lifelike; At the bottom left of the carriage, there is a mo exhaustion, with an open mouth and a tongue, and a full fin and tail, which is a classic in the Tang tomb murals.
In addition, the "Honor Guard Diagram" at the entrance of the Tomb of Princess Changle, "Samurai Travel Map" are also classic productions in the Tang Tomb murals, although these two are not as famous as the Yizhi Diagram in the Tomb of Prince Yide of The Tomb of Lingling, but they all symbolize that the servants who guarded the princess before they died still served their director after the princess died, fully demonstrating the mastery of Tang Dynasty painting art. Further down the underground palace, you can see the patio, the cave, the alcove, the corridor, and the burial chamber. It symbolizes the different rooms where the owner of the tomb lived and the final bedchamber. The frescoes on both sides depict scenes of the life and entertainment of maids, guards, ministers, and tomb owners. There are many such niches on both sides of the tomb, and many Tang Sancai and pastel horses and portraits are placed in the small space, as the funerary products of the tomb owner, so that the deceased can still enjoy the glory and wealth of the deceased after death.
At the end of the tomb passage is the burial chamber of the deceased, symbolizing the living quarters of the deceased, the entire burial chamber has more than 20 square meters, the bottom is a square, and the top dome symbolizes the idea of the round place. On one side of the wall is painted a phoenix pattern, which fully reflects the dignity of princess Changle's status. The construction format and mural style of the tomb of Princess Changle re-show us the politics, economy and culture of the early Tang Dynasty, show the open social atmosphere and prosperous social economy of the Tang Dynasty, and more vividly show the simple ideas of the Tang people on religion and social consciousness, which have full social and archaeological value.
The main tomb of Princess Changle only has the specifications of one stone gate, but it uses three stone doors in an exceptional way, which has become a tomb similar to the size of the tomb. The ancients of the three stone gates of the tomb of Princess Changle regarded death as life, and when her daughter was alive, Li Shimin hated that he could not give her all the best things in the world, and the same was true after death. There are five stone gates in the Zhaoling Xuan Palace, and the tombs of nobles and concubines generally have only one stone gate. Only Princess Cheng'ente was buried, and there were three stone doors in the tomb. This is the only example of the excavated funerary tomb in Zhaoling, which has become a tomb of similar tomb size. Obviously, Emperor Taizong arranged the highest standard funeral for his daughter, and it is not difficult for us to feel Li Shimin's most simple feelings as a father. At the beginning of the construction of the tomb, the craftsmen deliberately set aside a patio so that the horses could be buried with the princess in the future. However, the world was unpredictable, 16 years later, a catastrophe fell on the eldest grandson family, and the eldest son Chong, who was then the secretary and supervisor, was exiled to Lingnan, and the burial place is still unknown, and the desire to be buried with his wife has also been in vain. If you want to say that the princess has any regrets in this life, it is probably that she has not been able to be a mother. Perhaps because of her physical health, she did not give birth to a man and a half-woman, and the eldest grandson, Yandang, the son of the eldest grandson Chong, was born of a continuation or a side chamber. The princess's early death was unfortunate, but she did not have to experience the future disaster of her husband's family, and it seemed fortunate to her.