About the shape of ancient Chinese tombs

Qin and Han Dynasties

In the Qin and Han Dynasties, most of the tombs were overturned bucket-type tombs. The overturned bucket is the shape of the mound, like a meter measuring bucket turned over and covered Above, there are sharp edges on all four sides, and a small square platform at the top. It looks a bit like an Egyptian pyramid, except that the Chinese one has an extra side, but it is surprisingly similar to the pyramids of the Mayan civilization, a "lost civilization" discovered in South America. resemblance. No one can guess the connection between this.

Wei and Jin Dynasties

Huge and thick mountain stones are built into arches, and the gaps are glued with fish glue. Such stone tombs are very common near the Xiye ruins. In the early 19th century, a European explorer once described it this way: "There are numerous stone tombs, large and small, that can be seen everywhere in the desert. More than half of them are buried under the yellow sand, with the black spiers exposed outside, like a miniature version of Egypt." The sight of the pyramids walking through the desert lined with stone tombs is breathtaking. "

Tang Dynasty

In the Tang Dynasty, mountains were built as mausoleums, and the projects were huge and majestic, which was consistent with that time. It is related to the national power of the Tang Dynasty during its prosperous period. The royal tombs of the Tang Dynasty are full of the style of the most powerful empire in the world.

From the Southern Song Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty and the late Qing Dynasty

From the Southern Song Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, military disasters occurred one after another. Some of the largest natural disasters in ancient Chinese history also occurred here. For a period of time, when the country was weak, the scale of the tombs of princes and nobles was not as luxurious as before. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, the country's economy and productivity were greatly restored, and the architectural style of the mausoleum changed, paying more attention to the ground-level architecture and integrating it with the ancestral temple gardens for sacrifices. Drawing on the anti-theft experience of previous dynasties, the structures of underground palace tombs in the Qing Dynasty were extremely strong, making them the most difficult to attack.

Summary

No matter which dynasty or generation, the forms of tombs in China for thousands of years are derived from the Five Elements Feng Shui layout derived from the Sixty-Four Hexagrams of Fuxi, and they never change. Both sects emphasize on occupying the world's situation. In the final analysis, they pursue eight words: Within nature, heaven and man are one.