1. Mawangdui Han Tomb
The Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, as a treasure of world archaeology in the 20th century, was carefully excavated three times between 1972 and 1974. Not only are there three families of the prime minister of Changsha in the Western Han Dynasty and Hou Licang's family buried here, but also more than 3,000 precious cultural relics have been unearthed. The structure of the tomb is magnificent and complex, and the coffin chamber is hidden deep at the bottom of the tomb, which is composed of three coffins, three coffins and skids, and its well-preserved is breathtaking. These abundant burial goods provide us with an excellent window to understand the lifestyle and funeral concepts of the Han Dynasty. The Mawangdui Han Tomb is not only known as a benchmark for historical civilization in the early Han Dynasty, but also selected as one of the world's top ten rare tombs.
2. The cemetery of the Zhang Anshi family in the Western Han Dynasty
The cemetery of the Zhang Anshi family of the Western Han Dynasty, located in Xi'an, is the resting place of the Zhang Anshi family of the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty. Although there is still controversy about the identity of the owner of the tomb, it is initially speculated that it is the wife of a descendant of General Zhang Anshi. In order to protect the lacquerware and other artifacts in the tomb, archaeologists have taken strict protection measures, including closing the tomb door to evacuate the air. This cemetery not only provides us with important clues to study the life of the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty, but also shows the superb architectural and technological level of the ancients.
3. Tomb of Yue Fei
The tomb of Yue Fei, located at the southern foot of Qixia Mountain, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is the resting place of Yue Fei, the famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty. Since the tomb was built in the fourteenth year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty (1221), it has been well preserved after hundreds of years of wind and rain. The whole tomb is divided into three parts: the martyr's shrine area, the cemetery area, and the Qizhong ancestral hall area, and the building specifications in the cemetery were changed when it was rebuilt in the 54th year of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty (1715 AD). In 1979, the tomb of Yue Fei was completely renovated in accordance with the architectural style of the Southern Song Dynasty, and became a memorial site integrating history, art and social cohesion.
4. Tomb of Xu Da
The tomb of Xu Da is located at No. 192, Bancang Street, outside Taipingmen, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, and is the mausoleum of Xu Da, the head of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty and the king of Zhongshan. Xu Da died in the eighteenth year of Hongwu (1385), posthumously crowned the king of Zhongshan, and was buried in the yin of Zhongshan (i.e., Purple Mountain). The tomb of Xu Da has been properly protected since 1956, when it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Jiangsu Province. In 2003, the tomb of Xu Da became a world cultural heritage together with the Ming Tomb, and in 2006, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit along with other tombs of heroes in the early Ming Dynasty.
5. Wuqing Tomb
Wei Qing Tomb, located in the northwest of Daochang Village, Nanwei Town, Xingping City, Shaanxi Province, is the resting place of Wei Qing, the great general of the Western Han Dynasty. The cemetery looks like a hill in the distance, with a steep slope in the south, a long and gentle slope in the north, and a platform in the middle of the north slope. According to the record of "Hanshu Wei Qing Huo Qu Sick Biography", Wei Qing's tomb is a mound like Lushan, which reflects the reverence of the ancients for the nature of mountains and rivers.
6. White Tomb
Bai Qi, an outstanding military strategist and commander after Sun Wu and Wu Qi, made great achievements for the unification of the six states of Qin during the reign of King Qin Zhao. The tomb of Baiqi is located in the eastern suburbs of Xianyang City, and several cultural relics such as weapons and swords were unearthed in 1970, which are now stored in the Xianyang Museum. The Baiqi tomb is in the shape of a garden, the diameter of the bottom is 19 meters, the tomb is 8 meters high, and it was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government in 1982.
7. Tomb of Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng, a famous politician, thinker and writer of the Tang Dynasty, was buried in Zhaoling after his death in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643). The tomb of Wei Zheng is located on the top of Phoenix Mountain about 3 kilometers southwest of Tang Zhaoling in Jiuzhi Mountain, Liquan County, Shaanxi, and is the closest to Zhaoling Xuangong Palace, the only one located on the mountain. The tomb was built at the southern end of the mountain, which reflects the unique understanding of death and nature of the ancients.
8. Tomb of Meng Tian
The tomb of Meng Tian is located on the campus of the No. 1 Middle School of Suide County, Shaanxi Province, and the tomb is in the shape of a steamed bun. In front of the tomb, there are two stone tablets of the Qing Dynasty (one of them is broken into two sections), the tablet is 1.42 meters high, it is erected by Zhang Yuanlin of Zhizhou during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and it is engraved with "the tomb of Meng Tian, the general of Qin". As an important general and politician of the Qin Dynasty, the discovery of Meng Tian's tomb provides important clues for us to study the history of the Qin Dynasty.
9. Huo Qu's Tomb
Huo Qu's tomb is located about 1 km east of Maoling, that is, northwest of Daochang Village, Nanwei Town, Xingping City. The tomb is mountain-shaped, and "Hanshu Wei Qinghuo Goes to the Sick Biography" contains: "The mound is like Qilian Mountain". There are stone figures and stone horses in front of the tomb, and there are a number of giant stone carvings around it as tomb decoration items. These stone carvings not only show the superb carving skills of the ancients, but also reflect the reverence for Huo Quzhi, an outstanding military strategist. In 1961, Huo Quai's tomb was listed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
10. Tomb of Lis
Li Si, a famous politician and calligrapher in Chinese history, whose tomb is located in the southwest of the ancient city of Shangcai Cai Guo in Henan Province, is located in the southeast corner of Li Si's hometown. The tomb is a tall mound, there are stone steps around it, and there is a tombstone in front of the tomb, which is engraved with "the tomb of Li Si, the prime minister of Qin". The tomb is surrounded by pines and cypresses, and the flowers and trees are thick, creating a solemn atmosphere. As a part of Li Si's hometown, the tomb of Li Si is listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit, attracting many tourists to come to pay homage and remember this great historical figure.