After entering the new century, everyone's awareness of the protection of ancient buildings and cultural relics has become stronger and stronger, and it is rare to hear about the excavation of mausoleums. On April 26 this year, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage issued an article mentioning that the Zhejiang public security detected the theft and excavation of the ancient tomb of Lin'an in Hangzhou, which was later officially confirmed to be the tomb of King Qian of Wuyue, the tomb of King Qian. Moreover, the incident actually occurred during the 2020 epidemic. At present, this incident is still being handled, and not too many details have been disclosed to the public.
The old society has a weak awareness of the protection of cultural relics, and tombs, especially high-standard tombs, are stolen is a common thing; and in modern society, the security facilities around the royal tomb are standard, not to mention, Qian Miao's tomb is located in the center of Lin'an City (now Lin'an District), only about 1 kilometer away from the Lin'an District Government, and the theft makes people feel strange. From the known information, a large number of extremely precious cultural relics have been recovered, including secret color porcelain, gold and jade belts, etc.
Many small partners may be concerned, who is this Qian Miao of Qian Miao's tomb? Which dynasty was the emperor? Qian Miao (852–932), a native of Lin'an, Hangzhou, was the founding monarch of the State of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Later generations spoke highly of his deeds; Wu Yueguo set the capital of Hangzhou, and Qian Miao was also the founder of "heaven on the top and Suzhou and Hangzhou on the bottom". And with the establishment of Hangzhou, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, the development of Hangzhou and the whole of Zhejiang has been elevated to a new height.
Qian Miao's mausoleum is located on the southern slope of Taimiao Mountain in Jincheng Street, Lin'an, Hangzhou, and was built in 932. For more than a thousand years, although it has experienced war and chaos, it is the only well-preserved imperial tomb in Zhejiang, and it is also the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Qianwang Cemetery is usually open for free, but there are not many tourists, which is a good place to explore the ancients. The mausoleum area is large in scale, with attractions such as the Archway, the Qianwang Ancestral Hall, the State Ancestral Hall, and the Lingyan AnGuo Tower. Tourists who like to visit the national security buildings will go to Lin'an to mourn Qian Miao.
It is worth mentioning that the Qian clan is the Wang clan of Jiangnan, ranking second among the hundred family names. The short 532-word "Qian Family Training" has been passed down through the ages, and in modern times, it is even more famous; such as Qian Xuesen, Qian Qichen, Qian Mu, Qian Weichang, and most of them have come to visit the Tomb of King Qian. In particular, the thirty-fourth generation of Sun Qianwei went to the Tomb of King Qian four times to write the title of "Ancestral Hall of King Qian". A large number of descendants of the Qian clan at home and abroad have come to visit and visit.
According to the introduction, the Qianwang Cemetery is currently closed, and the construction and transformation of the "Wuyue King Mausoleum Archaeological Site Park" is underway. With the Qianwang Mausoleum as the core, the park will be divided into three blocks: the Taimiao Mountain Block, the Gongchen Mountain Block and the Tashan Road; and as far as possible to restore and continue the historical original appearance of the Qianwang Tomb as scientifically and rationally as possible, the entire park is expected to be completed in 2025. As a heritage park that may become a cultural landmark in Lin'an in the future, it is hoped that the local management can sort out the truth of the incident and recover cultural relics and reduce losses to the greatest extent.
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