Duke Jing of Qin, surnamed Zhao, was a son of Duke Huan of Qin. The history books record that Qin Jinggong ruled the Qin state for 39 years. During the reign of Duke Jinggong of Qin, the national strength of the Qin state continued to increase, and its power expanded to the Central Plains. After Qin Jinggong's death, his cemetery remained a mystery until it was discovered by archaeologists in the 1970s. Pictured: Tomb No. 1 of Qin Gong
Qinjing Cemetery, also known as Qin Gong No. 1 Tomb, is located in Fengxiang County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, this cemetery lasted ten years of excavation, is the largest ancient tomb excavated in China's archaeological community so far. Pictured: Aerial view of the Tomb of Qin Gong No. 1
Tomb No. 1 of Qin Gong, also known as the "Inverted Pyramid of the East", because the whole is like an upside-down pyramid. This large tomb has created the "five of the best": the largest tomb in China so far; the number of people martyred in the tomb is the largest number of tombs that have been discovered since the Western Zhou Dynasty; the earliest and highest grade burial instrument yellow intestine inscription in China has been found in the tomb; the wooden stele on the outside of the two walls of the chamber is the earliest physical example of the tombstone in the history of Chinese tombs; the stone chime excavated from the tomb is the earliest stone chime with inscriptions found in China, and the precious written data is the first-hand information for the study of the Qin State.
At that time, the highest level of burial was made of hard, yellow and shiny cypress wood, 56 sticks per layer, weighing more than 300 kilograms. The use of such burial tools also exposed the ambitions of the Qin state, because the "yellow intestine inscription" was only entitled to the Tianzi.
Tomb No. 1 of Qin Gong is in the shape of a "middle" character, sitting west to east, from the bottom to the top there are three steps, the steps surround the tomb wall, 2 to 6 meters wide, and the middle of the third step is the rafter room. The main rafter is located in the middle of the burial chamber, about 16 meters long from east to west and about 8 meters wide from north to south; the secondary chamber is located in the southwest of the main rafter, with a length of more than 5 meters in the southeast and a width of about 7 meters from north to south. From the bottom of the tomb to the ground, it is eight stories high, and from above, it looks like an inverted pyramid. Pictured: A brief biography of Qin Jinggong
Qin Jing Gong Shi Zhen (replica). At that time, there were more than 180 inscriptions on this stone chime, and the font was 籀文, which resembled "stone drum script". It is these more than 180 inscriptions that allow experts to interpret that the owner of the tomb is Qin Jinggong.
The sacrificial pit next to the Tomb no. 1 of Qin Gong, where archaeologists found the remains of many other animals such as martyred horses.
Schematic diagram of the restoration of the Tomb of Qin Gong No. 1. Experts said that although the Tomb of Qin Gong No. 1 has been excavated more than 200 times in more than 2,000 years, more than 3,000 cultural relics have been excavated.
The bloodiest and cruelest scene of The First Tomb of Qin Gong confirms the ugly customs of more than two thousand years ago, and people were martyred. The number of martyrs in the burial chamber of The First Tomb of Qin Gong reached 186, which is the largest number of martyrs in the excavated tombs. Among the martyrs were slaves of low status and nobles of higher status. Some of the martyrs have one coffin after another, some use only one coffin, and the lowest people have no coffin. Pictured: "Martyrdom Box" and "Martyrdom Box"