The area of the tomb of the King of Nanyue is about 100 square meters, which is the largest, well-preserved, the most abundant Han tomb found in lingnan, and it is also the earliest painted stone chamber tomb found in mainland archaeology, he used more than 750 sandstone large stone structures, a total of more than 1,000 pieces of various cultural relics were excavated, of which many are the largest in China and even the world, which can be called an underground treasure house.
The golden seal of emperor Wen's seal unearthed in the tomb is an important physical evidence to prove the identity of the owner of the tomb of the King of Nanyue, which is known as the treasure of the town tomb. The seal is 3.1 cm long on each side, 0.6 cm high, weighs 148.5 grams, and the seal button is 0.6 cm high, which is a dragon coiled into an S shape, the printing surface is in the shape of a field character grid, engraved with the four characters of the Wendi Xingxi Seal of the seal book, the size of the printing surface is slightly larger than the specifications of the Imperial Seal at that time, which is the first Imperial Seal excavated from the mainland archaeology excavations, and it is also the only Han Dynasty Dragon Button Imperial Seal.
People of that era believed that jade could preserve corpses from decay, and Zhao Xiao, the tomb owner of the Tomb of the King of Nanyue, wore a silk jade robe.
This is the earliest set of the mainland so far, the complete silk jade coat, about 10 years earlier than the golden jade clothes of Liu Sheng, the King of Jingjing in Hebei Province, it is 1.73 meters long, sharing 2291 pieces of jade, made of silk thread and linen paste, composing a variety of geometric patterns, bright colors.
However, this jade robe did not protect the immortality of the emperor's bones, and the emperor of the empire who had once been in the limelight could only be transformed into a few piles of white bones.
In that era of the herd of heroes, martial power was the most convincing, so people at that time were generally martial, especially the monarch who was in danger of a country.
On both sides of the body of the tomb owner Zhao Xiao, there were 10 iron swords, the longest of which was 1.46 meters, which was the longest Western Han iron sword found so far, and the sword body was inlaid with jade sword ornaments, but because it was seriously corroded when it was excavated, the sword body and the sword sheath could not be separated. These iron swords are the embodiment of the martial spirit of the South Vietnamese state.
In the West Ear Chamber, a Warring States Chu-style sword was also unearthed, which is the only bronze sword in the tomb.
Also copper, but with a very different use, are two printed copper plate molds found in the tomb, which are the world's earliest color overprinting fabric tools, which have an important position in the history of the textile industry in the mainland.
The plate mold is large and small, the large one is the main grain plate, the small one is the positioning plate, when printing, the worker should hold the bump plate in his hand, and on the unfolded fabric, the line is stamped, which is completely manual overprinting.
There is also a 41 cm diameter painting bronze mirror, the pattern of the picture, is four noble ladies are watching two people fighting swords, which is currently found in domestic archaeology, the largest side, the Western Han Painting Bronze Mirror, reflecting the profound influence of Chu culture on South Vietnamese culture.
Unearthed in the tomb, there is also a boat pattern carrying barrel, which is painted with four sets of ship patterns, reflecting the scene of the triumphant return of a large fleet, the sails, samurai, captives, etc., are depicted in detail, and the hull of the ship is also surrounded by turtles, sea fish and seabirds.
This is the largest and most complete sea vessel figure found in archaeology at present, and it is an artistic display of the Maritime Silk Road.
With the help of the Maritime Silk Road, during the period of the South Vietnamese Kingdom, foreign imports have emerged.
The tomb of the King of Nanyue unearthed silver boxes and gold flower bubbles with the characteristics of West Asian gold and silverware, as well as the original ivory of Africa, and copper smokers and frankincense from Southeast Asia, which are the earliest imported products found in the Lingnan region.
The discovery of the tomb of the King of Nanyue, as well as its rich connotation and important historical value, is known as one of the five new archaeological discoveries in modern China, and the colorful South Vietnamese culture it shows is enough to amaze future generations.
After the founding of New China, in order to protect the tomb of the Nanyue King, the Museum of the Nanyue King of the Western Han Dynasty was established on the original site, which covers a total area of 14,000 square meters, and is divided into three parts: a comprehensive exhibition building, a cemetery site, and a main exhibition building.
On February 8, 1988, the Museum of the King of Nanyue was officially opened to the public, and it is one of the famous museums in China.
In 1996, the tomb of the King of Nanyue was also announced by the State Council as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and in the new era, the important value of the tomb of the King of Nanyue has been fully valued.
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