Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha is the cemetery of King Ma Yin of Chu and his family during the Five Dynasties period. There are three tombs of the Western Han Dynasty on the pile. A large number of cultural relics were unearthed in them, especially the thousand-year-old incorruptible female corpse, which is the most famous. Mysteries of the world

Attractions distribution:

Mawangdui Han Tomb is a large mound raised in the flat land on the west bank of Liuyang River and north of Changliu Highway in the eastern suburbs of Changsha City. According to local records, this was the family cemetery of Changsha Prime Minister and Biaohou Licang in the early Western Han Dynasty, from 1972 to 1974. Three Western Han cemeteries were unearthed in this year. Among the three Han tombs, Tomb No. 2 is the tomb of Li Cang, the Prime Minister of Changsha in the early Han Dynasty, Tomb No. 1 is the tomb of Li Cang's wife, and Tomb No. 3 is the tomb of Li Cang's son. Tomb No. 1 is the largest, with a pit length of 19.5 meters from north to south, 17.8 meters from east to west, and 16 meters deep. Now the No. 1 and No. 2 tombs have been filled in, and the female corpses, plain gauze single clothes, a large number of Western Han Dynasty utensils and silk books paintings unearthed from them are all preserved in the Hunan Provincial Museum; the No. 3 tomb has been sorted and reinforced for people to use. visit.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

archeology, learning, ancient tombs

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