Zhao Ting panoramic hidden tomb
Zhao Ting hidden family diagram
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Pottery figurine miniature version of the servant to serve the owner
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Figurines unearthed SKILL
Guan Zhi Qiu Zhao Ting hidden tomb, ranked "Three"; Department has unearthed the tomb of the third-largest tomb of the Five Dynasties period
● tomb of 270 square meters, for thousands of years, still see the phoenix wall, painted murals of cirrus clouds, etc.
● 10 pieces of brightly colored figurines SKILL combination formed a full band
● 3000 word epitaph, recorded Zhaoting hidden birthplace and year of birth and death experience and family situation
● coffin placed in the Southern and Northern Dynasties Taiwan may be the same for his wife and three buried, conveniently placed
Yesterday, after 5 months of excavation, a district located in Longquanyi Qinglongcun Lingzhen a group of ten large earthen brick tomb, in the sleeping years later, brought to light.
The main part of graves for a length of 15 meters, 18 meters wide and a large tomb, painted the whole wall is still visible phoenix, cirrus design. Archaeological finds, in addition to many figurines gilt, there are more than 10 pieces of combination of all painted SKILL figurines, formed a full court orchestra, displaying the dignitaries peacefulness of the music.
Archaeologists say that this is by far the most beautiful southwest of pottery found in combination SKILL figurines, called the Five Dynasties period, one of the most precious historical relics.
Unearthed a nearly 3000 new words in the epitaph, identified the owner of the tomb of the prominent status: Five Shu Sung Zhaoting hidden.
The excavation of the tomb, the tomb become the Former Shu Wang, Shu Meng Zhixiang tomb, the Five Dynasties tomb of the third-largest archaeological discovery.
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Tomb wall murals painted all
The end of November 2011, in ten Lingzhen Longquanyi Qinglongcun a group exploration of artifacts before the road is under way. After sleeping for a thousand years of Shu (934-965) of ancient tombs surfaced.
After 5 months, burial site of archaeological excavations drew to a close. A ride west to east, covering nearly 500 square meters large underground tomb full display in front of the world.
"Sanshiyiting" 270 square meters
Yesterday, the Huaxi Dushi Bao, a reporter with the Chengdu Cultural Relics and Archaeology Task Force staff Xie Tao Exploration tomb.
All the way down the steps, after a long Mudao after 20 meters, a tall brick arched entrance of the tomb greets the eye. Entrance of the tomb, the faintly visible fine cirrus, grass-like painting designs.
Through the entrance of the tomb is 15 meters long, 18 meters wide (270 square meters) of the tomb, all of the painted wall
Murals, though after the millennium, still identified phoenix, mandarin ducks, figures and other decorative painting cirrus map.
The tomb is "Sanshiyiting" pattern, a principal owner of the coffin display room; ears, plus one room after room, display a large number of funerary objects look different. The central main room, is a length of about 7 meters, 3 meters wide coffin Taiwan.
Part of more than 50 pieces of painted pottery figurine gilt
Right ear room door, on both sides of a 1.4-meter-high terracotta warrior figurines. Samurai right of the door, hat folds vaguely gilt traces. Different room with the right ear, left ear chamber "door" is a chicken a dog figurines.
"More than 100 funerary objects, mostly in the ear chamber and the back room unearthed." Xie Tao said that after archaeological excavation, the tomb unearthed in the bucket of 40 pieces of pots and other ceramics.
Even more amazing is that more than 50 pieces of painted pottery, figurines of various civil, warrior figurines, Music and Dancing figurines, fantasy figurines of different sizes, height ranging from 0.5-1.4 m, most of painting materials, and some also made a gilt treatment.
3000 words to write the epitaph tomb identity
In the main room and corridor stairs, archaeologists found a 1 meter long, wide epitaphs. This finding, to the mysterious identity of owner of the tomb revealed: Shu Sung Zhaoting hidden.
Zhao Ting Shu important hidden history of the latter figure. Meng Zhixiang Reggie as a member, he conquer the world with Meng Zhixiang south of Chengdu. Meng Zhixiang Shu after construction, the hidden rose to the rank Qiu Zhao Ting, ranked Excellencies, status is very high.
The epitaph of nearly 3000 words, detailed records of birth hidden Zhao Ting, experience and year of birth and death, and their family situation.
From the epitaph that he had three wife, three sons and seven daughters. Among them, the eldest son of Zhao Chongzuo Department will "Hua Jian" assembled into volumes edited by who.
"Unearthed epitaph for the study of an important figure in the Five Dynasties and provide important documents, to fill some gaps in the history of set." Said Tao Xie, epitaphs written content, most content consistent with historical records.
About Zhao Ting was born in Tianshui, Gansu hidden records, amendments to the history books, "Henan Kaifeng," one said, can make history contained insufficient.
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The most exquisite ceramic figurines Southwest Music and Dancing
"While many have visited Tomb, but fortunately, for the first time since the theft of the Northern Song Dynasty, the tomb of the Cross will be the overall collapse of the dome, a large number of funerary objects to be retained." Xie Tao said.
Painted figurines form a complete band SKILL
In the hundreds of pieces of funerary objects in more than 10 armed with a variety of painted pottery figurines, musical instruments Dancing Girls, lined up in the post room.
This is by far the most beautiful found in southwest China's ceramic figurines SKILL combination. "Compared to before the tomb of the SKILL Wang Shu figurines, indeed much to be fine." Xie Tao said.
About 0.5 meters tall and a group of terracotta figures independently. Second from right, figurines are still holding a full musical instruments, was blown leaf.
"Every figurines are painted, is expensive to set products. Individual independence, while the band formed into a complete, showing the nobles were merry life." He pointed out that both Wang tomb Musicians coffin bed relief, compared with the pottery, either color or process, are quite different.
"Called the Five Dynasties period has one of the most precious historical relics." Said Tao Xie, some figurines outside the domain of style of clothing worn for cultural exchange at the time provided evidence.
Miniature version of the courtyard, "master" to sit where
And after the room in the main room, have to a long and 1.2 meters wide and 1 meter, 0.3 meter high ceramic miniature version of the courtyard. Bedroom, rooms and Jacuzzis, patchwork.
In the courtyard, the archaeologists discovered the tomb of seated people. Owner of the tomb dressed in red robes, an air of calm, smiling face. Around him, is serving five standing figurines. "This pattern, most likely made of imitation of the tomb during his lifetime homes."
To be placed in the Northern and Southern Taiwan coffin break
Been doing this job for many years Xie Tao pointed out that the tomb there is a strange place, archaeologists have yet to be cracked.
"Five Dynasties tombs, including the tomb of Wang Jian, including the coffin placed in the direction of Taiwan, consistent with the burial, but this place is different." East-west orientation of the tombs, burial according to custom, the coffin sets the direction things should be placed at put. However, Taiwan has chosen to turn around the coffins of 90 degrees, for the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
According to preliminary speculation, this may put toward his wife and their three relevant.
"This is a joint burial, the tomb is not the first cemetery where the tomb was built, he moved to this tomb. This place, it may be the same with the three buried his wife, convenient place." Said Tao Xie This speculation needs to experts further argued.
In the Sichuan area, up to now found a clear lack of Annals of the Five Dynasties tomb of Block 10. The excavation of the Zhaoting hidden tomb, the tomb is the second Former Shu Wang, Shu Meng Zhixiang tomb, save the most complete, most beautiful tombs, archaeological tombs in Sichuan Five's third largest discovery.
More comprehensive, extremely fine and major discovery in the future will open to the public list of dignitaries of the large tombs thousands of years ago? Xie Tao said a short time difficult to determine.
At present, the archaeological excavation has entered an end. Next, heritage experts will fully be painted pottery figurine of the repair work. Since then, experts will be invited multi consultation on whether to meet the conditions of opening up scientific proof. Source: Huaxi Dushi Bao
