Introduction to the Horse Martyrdom Hall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: The Horse Martyrdom Hall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is located in the west of Heyatou Village, Linzi District. According to research, the owner of the tomb is Qi Jinggong, the 25th generation monarch after Jiang Taigong. With the assistance of Yan Ying, he reigned for 58 years and was the longest-ruling monarch in Qi. The tomb is more than 26 meters from north to south and 23 meters from east to west. The coffin chamber is located in the middle of the tomb and is built with natural stones. It is 8 meters long from north to south, 7 meters wide from east to west, and 5 meters deep. The tomb was stolen in the early years, and no burial objects remained. Only the surrounding horse pits were mostly well preserved. The pits for martyrs are located on the east, west and north sides of the tomb. They are 70 meters long from east to west and 75 meters long from the north and 5 meters wide. They are connected on three sides and have a total length of 215 meters. The Spring and Autumn Period pits where horses and chariots were killed are divided into pit No. 1 and pit No. 2: Pit No. 1 is 32 meters long and 5 meters wide, with 10 chariots and 32 horses martyred; Pit No. 2 is 8 meters long and 3 meters wide, with 6 chariots and horses martyred. match.

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