How were ancient emperors buried?

The mausoleum is the joint burial mausoleum of Gaozong Li Zhi, the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. There is a stone mountain fifty kilometers northwest from Xianyang city. This mountain is called Liangshan in history books both at home and abroad. More than a thousand years ago, Wu Zetian, China's only female emperor, finally closed her romantic and invincible eyes in the winter of the year when she was eighty-two years old. Half a year later, more than 100,000 people spent great efforts to carry her from Shangyang Palace in Luoyang into this mountain. Qianling Mausoleum was built in 684 AD. It took 23 years for the project to be basically completed. The momentum is majestic and magnificent. Liangshan has three peaks, with the North Peak being the highest, at an altitude of 1047.9 meters. The two peaks in the south are lower, facing each other from east to west, with Sima Road in the middle, so these two peaks are named "Rufeng". According to historical records, the mausoleum originally had two inner and outer walls, four city gates, as well as many magnificent buildings such as the palace and tower. Exploration shows that the total area of ​​the inner city is 240 square meters. The city wall is surrounded by Suzaku Gate in the south, Xuanwu Gate in the north, Qinglong Gate in the east, and White Tiger Gate in the west. There are 537 steps on the stone steps from Qianlingtou Daomen, with a height difference of 81.68 meters. After walking up the steps, there is a flat and wide road leading to the "Tang Gaozong Mausoleum" monument. This road is the "Sima Road". On both sides, there are 1 pair of Chinese watches, 1 pair of winged horses and ostriches, 5 pairs of stone horses, 10 pairs of Wengzhongs, and 2 stone tablets. To the east is a stele without words, and to the west is a stele describing the saints. There are 61 statues of Wang Bin, a pair of stone lions, and 17 accompanying tombs around it. The tombstone "Tang Gaozong's Mausoleum" is 2 meters high. It was erected for Gaozong in Biyuan, Shaanxi Province. The original monument has been destroyed. The current monument was rebuilt during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Another tombstone on the right front side of this monument is inscribed by Guo Moruo with 12 large characters: "Tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Emperor Zetian". In addition, outside the south gate there are lt;lt;Shu Shengji stelegt;gt; and lt;lt;Wordless stelegt;gt; Ertong, which eulogized Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, as well as the leaders of Chinese ethnic minorities who attended Gaozong's funeral. There are sixty-one stone statues of envoys from friendly countries. In Chinese history, the number, type and placement of stone carvings in front of the mausoleum began to have a fixed system from the Qianling Mausoleum, and it continued until the Qing Dynasty, with little difference in each dynasty. When entering Qianxian County, if you look to the northwest, you will see three tall and steep peaks set off by the vast smoke and clouds. They are high in the north and low in the south. They stand under the vast sky. From a distance, they look like a young woman after taking a bath. With long hair, head north and feet south, lying on her back under the blue sky and white clouds, this is Liangshan. It is the only empress Wu Zetian and her husband in Chinese history who are known as "the crown of all emperors' tombs in the past" and "Sleeping Beauty". The burial place of Emperor Gaozong and Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty - Qianling Mausoleum. At 4:30 in the morning on July 26, 1971, the American Apollo spacecraft finally broke away from the earth's gravity and entered space orbit under the huge thrust of the three-stage rocket. Astronaut Ednin carefully observed everything in front of him: the pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China,... Suddenly, he discovered several small black spots arranged in a slightly straight line beside the winding Yellow River. He determined that these were It was Red China's secret weapons base and immediately took photos and reported to the president. This top-secret report from space was processed by the CIA's special technology and sent directly to President Nixon who was on vacation at Camp David... As time passed, ten years later, Ednin set foot on the red road with the first batch of American tourists. After experiencing the mysterious land of China and not being able to see the Great Wall, I proposed to take a look at 107 degrees 38 minutes east longitude and 34 degrees north latitude. Ednin believed that the Chinese government would never allow someone of his status to go to that place. When he stood in the mountains and looked at the Weibei Plateau with its beautiful peaks, he suddenly woke up from a dream. The few small black dots photographed from space were not launchers and secret weapons, but the famous Chinese Han Dynasty that attracted the world's attention. The Tombs of Emperors of the Tang Dynasty are tall and majestic Chinese pyramids that have shocked and imagined countless Chinese and foreign celebrities, experts, scholars and tourists. The Unique Couple Emperor in World History The Weibei Mountains of Shaanxi Province, located in the hinterland of Qinchuan River, which is 800 miles away, contains beautiful mountains and rivers created by the uncanny workmanship of nature. Among this group of beautiful, majestic cone-shaped peaks, there are dozens of tombs of Chinese emperors of the Han and Tang Dynasties, forming a spectacular landscape for the 300-mile Weibei Mountain Plain.

Among them, Liangshan, located in the north of Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province, is famous both at home and abroad for the burial of a powerful woman in Chinese history. Driving from the ancient capital of Xi'an, along National Highway 312 westbound for about 70 kilometers and entering Qianxian County, when you look to the northwest, you will see three tall and steep peaks set off by vast smoke clouds, high in the north and low in the south, towering under the vast sky. , looking from a distance, it looks like a newly bathed young woman with long hair, head north and feet south, lying on her back under the blue sky and white clouds. This is Liangshan, which has "the crown of all the emperors' tombs in the past" and the "Sleeping Beauty". Qianling Mausoleum is the burial place where Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, and her husband Tang Gaozong Li Zhi are buried together. Qianling Mausoleum is a unique mausoleum in China and even the world where emperors from two dynasties and a couple of emperors were buried together. It is a model of the "mountain as mausoleum" burial system for emperors of the Tang Dynasty and a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad. It lives in Liangshan Mountain and has been a scenic spot since Zhou and Qin Dynasties. According to historical records, King Tai of the Zhou Dynasty (ancient Duke and Danfu) crossed Liangshan Mountain to establish the foundation of Hongji, Qin Shihuang built a palace on Liangshan Mountain to ward off the Yi Di, Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty crossed Liangshan Mountain to connect to the Western Regions, and even the "Silk Road" of the Tang Dynasty passed through this mountain. The main peak of Liangshan Mountain is 1047.9 meters above sea level, with steep rocks and steep terrain. It is the throat of east-west transportation and a battleground for ancient military strategists. Climbing to the top of Liangshan Mountain, you can see Jiuwei (the location of Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty) to the east. The mountain is abrupt and solitary; to the south, you can see Taibai (Mountain) and Zhongnan (Mountain), which are covered with snow; to the north, you can see Wufeng (Mountain), which is far away. Huiying; connected to Cuiping (mountain) in the west, there are many mountains. At the foot of Liangshan Mountain, there are three distinctive peaks, the main peak is green and tall, surrounded by the Sui River to the east and the Desert River to the west. The entire foothills are covered with verdant trees and ancient cypresses, creating an elegant and solemn environment. According to Kan Yujia (Feng Shui master), Liang Shan Da is beneficial to the heroine. Therefore, Empress Wu Zetian, who replaced Tang Dynasty and became Zhou Dynasty, chose Liangshan as the "ten thousand year life domain" for her husband Tang Gaozong and herself a hundred years later. Documents record that Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi (628-683) was the ninth son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and was born to the eldest son of Queen Wende. At the age of 16, he was established as the crown prince with the help of his uncle, eldest son Wuji. He became emperor in June of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (649). Li Zhi was not a "faint, incompetent, cowardly and mediocre" person as old historians called him. In the early years of his ascension to the throne, he "carried the memory of the ages and learned from hundreds of kings" and determined to be the master of the ZTE in order to build the unparalleled foundation of the Tang Dynasty. With the assistance of Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other senior ministers, he was conscientious in state affairs, courteous to virtuous officials, conscientiously implemented Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan regulations, reclaimed wasteland, implemented the land equalization system, and developed the imperial examination system; the population increased rapidly, social politics were clear, and the economy Prosperity, people live and work in peace and contentment, and foreign forces enter Central Asia. Therefore, history books evaluate the politics of Gaozong in the early years after he ascended the throne as "the government of Yonghui, the people of Fu'an, and the legacy of Zhenguan." After Li Zhi became middle-aged, he was "dazzled by the wind and his eyes were heavy and he could not see", so he appointed Empress Wu to handle the affairs of the government. Empress Wu took the opportunity to monopolize power and specialized in government affairs. "Power is at odds with other people." In the first month of 666 AD, Li Zhi and Empress Wu climbed Mount Tai to worship Confucius. This created a situation where the "two saints" were respected simultaneously in the Tang Dynasty. Prime Minister Shangguan Yi once reported the weight of the harem, and robbed lambda and fed. In 1982, Li Xian gave birth to his son Li Chongrun (after his death). After his posthumous title of Prince Yide), Li Zhi made him the emperor's grandson, and made an exception to establish an official office for the grandson, in order to benefit the Tang Dynasty for generations to come. In December of the first year of Hongdao's reign, Li Zhi died of illness in the Zhenguan Hall in Luoyang, the eastern capital, at the age of 56 and had reigned for 34 years. Before he died, he said: "If the gods of heaven and earth extend my life for a month or two, I can return to Chang'an, and I will die without regrets." He expressed his willingness to bury his bones in his hometown Guanzhong. The posthumous edict stated that "the cemetery system must be frugal. Those who are undecided on military and state affairs shall be punished by the Empress of Heaven (Wu Zetian)." In May of the first year of civilization (684), Wu Zetian followed Gaozong's last wish and ordered Ruizhong to escort Gaozong's spirit to return west to Chang'an. He was buried in Liangshan in August, and the mausoleum was named Qianling.