What wood is Cixi's coffin made of?

Jin Sinan is a general name for some nanmu (including Castanopsis fargesii, Zinan, Minnan and Runnan). ) with gold thread and satin. In ancient and modern times, Jin Sinan was another name for Zinan. Jin Sinan is a rare wood unique to China and a national second-class protected plant. It is said that it was on the verge of extinction at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Golden nanmu is stable, not warped or cracked, and durable; In addition, it is mild, warm in winter and cool in summer, and its fragrance is fresh and pleasant. Historically, golden nanmu was specially used for the buildings and furniture of royal palaces and a few temples, and the throne of ancient feudal emperors, such as dragon chairs and dragon beds, was also made of high-quality nanmu.

The color of wood in Jin Sinan is generally yellow with light green, but it will show colorful colors after oxidation, such as golden yellow, light yellow, green, purple and black. There are obviously more crystals in Jin Sinan wood than ordinary nanmu, and the surface of the wood shines in the sun, with gold thread emerging and elegant fragrance.

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The tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi was in Tomb-Sweeping Day on the 9th day of March in the 12th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1873). Emperor Tongzhi personally surveyed Feng Shui, and on 15, Pingdingshan was changed to Puxiang Valley as the tomb of Empress Dowager Ci 'an, and Putuo Mountain was renamed Putuo Valley as the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi.

The design and construction of these two mausoleums were presided over by the seventh model Lei Leiting Chang. Construction started at the same time in August of that year, and was completed at the same time in June of the fifth year of Guangxu (1880). It lasted six years and cost more than five million yuan. In the 21st year of Guangxu (1895), the mausoleum of Cixi was rebuilt again, which lasted thirteen years and was completed on 1908 10/8.

According to the Notes of Aiyuexuan, there are a lot of rare treasures in its tomb. Later, the underground palace was stolen by Sun Dianying, a warlord, which was called "the case of treasure theft in the Qing tombs", and a large number of treasures were stolen from the Qing tombs. After that, the treasure was scattered in the hands of senior Kuomintang officials and gradually disappeared.

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