Hebei Shanbao is barren all the year round. After checking, the archaeological team found that it was abnormal and applied for a garrison blockade overnight. Why?
Throughout the ages, China people have always followed the concept of "the dead are the biggest", that is to say, no matter what happens on this day, the dead must be buried first to show their awe. It is precisely because of this concept that both ordinary people and nobles will pay more attention to their own affairs, especially those in high positions will pay more attention to things after death. Over time, the concept of "death is like life" came into being, because ancient people believed that people would live a life similar to that of the dead in the afterlife.
Under its influence, the objects built and buried on the ground and underground of the mausoleum after death will imitate the life in the world. Not only that, the ancients also paid great attention to the location of their cemeteries. People with status usually invite some geomantic magicians to choose the treasure land. These places are generally blessed with mountains, water and good soil, which can ensure the longevity and career prosperity of future generations. There are many such treasures in the mountainous areas. Of course, this is a superstitious statement.
Ancient emperors held high positions, and the site selection and requirements of their cemeteries were much higher than those of officials and dignitaries. Many emperors' luxurious tombs are basically in the mountains with excellent feng shui. For example, the famous Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, located at the northern foot of Mount Li, 5000 meters east of Lintong District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, is a world cultural heritage, a national 5A-level tourist attraction and the largest mausoleum in the world. There are Huangdi Mausoleum, Genghis Khan Mausoleum and so on. These famous tombs are all located in the mountains.
However, there are exceptions to everything. The tomb of Liu Shun, the King of Changshan in the Western Han Dynasty, is not in the mountains, but outside the vast North China Plain. After discovering this incident, archaeologists applied for sending troops to block this place overnight in order to protect the cultural relics of the ancient tomb from being destroyed. Liu Shun, the Changshan king of the Western Han Dynasty, was the favorite youngest son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was because of the love and connivance of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Liu Shun became arrogant and lazy. Although he did numerous lewd things and broke the law many times, he was finally forgiven by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was not severely punished.
When he came of age, he was appointed King of Changshan County. In today's Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, located in the North China Plain, the terrain is flat and open. It is as far away from the treasure as the mountains. Due to the limitation of terrain, the location of the cemetery can only be the second best for those who have status here. Usually, some hills are chosen for burial in order to benefit future generations. Then there are naturally many hillock cemeteries, and the cemetery setting will be relatively simple due to the terrain.
Because of this, many grave robbers covet it, because they know that the terrain in this area is simple, and even the smallest mountain bag will step on it and steal the treasure inside. Because of this, there are few cemeteries that can be completely preserved in Hebei, and even fewer precious cultural relics are unearthed. But the tomb of Shun Liu that we are going to talk about today is an exception.
In the 1990s, the cultural relics department of Hebei Province made an investigation on the protection of cultural relics in this area. During the inspection, they found a mountain bag with a special shape in Luquan District, Hebei Province. At first glance, it looks different from other hills on the plain, but if you look closely, you will find its clue. In spring, the hills are covered with grass, but the hills are barren and lifeless.
It is precisely because of this anomaly that experts paid attention to it, and they led the archaeological team to investigate. After some investigation, people found that the hill was not naturally formed, but was caused by artificial soil. Then they found charcoal ash. Taking charcoal as a clue, they learned that this was a cemetery, because charcoal was used by nobles in ancient times to prevent the cemetery from being flooded and stolen. That is, there will be many precious cultural relics in the tombs of nobles, and this result will be obtained. In order to protect cultural relics, the archaeological team quickly applied for sending troops to block this place.
The reason why the archaeological team acted quickly was that grave robbers were rampant in this simple terrain. Smart grave robbers will think of following the archaeological team. As soon as the archaeological team found the treasure, they would sneak in and steal it, and finally the archaeological team was looted when they went again. Archaeologists did this because they had a lesson from the past, so they have been vigilant ever since. Once they found that it was an ancient tomb, they applied for the army to block it in order to protect the cultural relics from being stolen by grave robbers.
With the protection of the garrison, archaeological activities can be carried out smoothly and the integrity of the ancient tomb can be guaranteed. After the garrison troops arrived, under their protection, the archaeological team conducted a deeper excavation of the ancient tomb. When the local villagers saw this place, they realized that it was definitely not easy to get here, so they took out some things they had found before and handed them over to the archaeological team. Before the villagers didn't know the importance of cultural relics, they took them back for daily use, which caused some cultural relics to be damaged. Then the archaeological team quickly applied to the superior for rescue excavation.
After studying the cultural relics in the ancient tomb, it is determined that the excavation site is the tomb of Liu Shunzhi, the Changshan king of the Western Han Dynasty. Because the archaeological team found it in time, the cemetery was basically well preserved, and finally more than 7,000 precious cultural relics were unearthed, which provided important help for experts to study funeral etiquette in the Western Han Dynasty and had important historical significance.
Cultural relics are very precious historical and cultural heritage of mankind and have extremely important value. With the strong support of the country, people should also consciously protect these cultural relics or monuments washed away by thousands of years of history. Throughout the course of human development, only protection and inheritance can have a future.