Exploring the Imperial Tombs: Uncovering the Mystery of the Location of Wu Zetian’s Qianling Mausoleum
Qianling Mausoleum is the only two emperors in Chinese history, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, to be buried together. It is also the most complete known imperial mausoleum with the richest collection of cultural relics and has not been stolen. , known as the "ninth wonder of the world" buried underground. Qianling Mausoleum was designed after the layout of Chang'an, Xijing at that time, and was divided into inner city, palace city and outer city. The inner city covers an area of 2.4 million square meters, the palace city has a circumference of 12 miles, and the outer city has a circumference of more than 80 miles. There are 380 houses built in the cemetery. between.
History books record the story of the site selection of the Qianling Mausoleum. After Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty died of illness in Luoyang, Chen Ziang and others took the initiative to set up a mausoleum in Luoyang. However, Wu Zetian wanted to follow Gaozong's principle of "returning Chang'an and dying without regrets." As a last wish, I decided to choose an auspicious place on the Weibei Plateau in Guanzhong. Soon, the imperial court selected two famous alchemists across the country. One was Yuan Tiangang, a Sichuan astrologer, and the other was Li Chunfeng, the Taishi Ling who specialized in yin and yang and astronomical calendar in the palace.
After receiving the order, Yuan Tiangang searched both sides of the Yellow River but could not find a place he liked. Later, I came to Guanzhong and went out to watch the sky at midnight. I saw a mountain with purple gas rising into the sky, which happened to intersect with the Beidou. Yuan Tiangang believed that it was a treasure land, so he hurried up the mountain to find the right location. However, he couldn't find anything to mark it, so he took out a copper coin and put it on the ground and covered it with loose soil. Then he went down the mountain and returned to the court.
After receiving the order, another Feng Shui master, Li Chunfeng, traveled eastward along the Weishui River in search of treasures. When the sun was shining brightly at noon one day, he saw a strange rocky mountain suddenly appeared on the land of Qinchuan: looking from south to north, it looked like a naked woman sleeping naked under the blue sky and white clouds. This woman had complete facial features and a pair of The breasts are firm and symmetrical, even the breasts and navel are there. What makes him even more miraculous is that with his legs slightly apart, there is a clear spring flowing all day long in the middle! Li Chunfeng was greatly surprised, so he hurried up the mountain, took Ziwu with his figure, made Bagua with gravel, pulled out the starting pin and pierced it into the soil at the intersection of the two fishes, and then went back down the mountain to return to his life.
Wu Zetian heard from the two of them that they had selected auspicious places in the same direction, and sent people to review them. After the minister came to Liangshan, he found this place and dug up the loose soil. He was so shocked that he couldn't stand up for a long time. It turned out that Li Chunfeng's hairpin was stuck in the eye of Yuan Tiangang's copper coin!
Since it is a geomantic treasure land, why are you waiting? Wu Zetian ordered the construction to start immediately, and soon the Qianling Mausoleum was repaired and Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was buried. Later, Wu Zetian followed her husband and was buried in the Qianling Mausoleum. The topography of Qianling Mausoleum completely corresponds to the perfect combination of Yin and Yang, and the most wonderful combination of heaven and earth. Qian is the sky and yang, Kun is the earth and yin, and when yin and yang combine, all things come into being. "The Book of Burials" says: "Those who are buried take advantage of the vitality. The wind gathers the energy, and water is the top. Therefore, the person who is buried has a blue dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, a red bird in the front, and a Xuanwu in the back."
Although Qianling Mausoleum has gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes, it still remains untouched by wind and rain. Tomb robbers of all generations have failed in front of Qianling Mausoleum, and even the tomb door of Qianling Mausoleum has not been found. This shows that this geomantic treasure has indeed protected the dragon. The phoenix body sleeps underground without being disturbed by mortals.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the ingenious site selection, strange construction and complexity of Wu Zetian's Qianling Mausoleum that it was able to survive without being dug up. Students who have the opportunity can go to Xianyang County to see the greatness and magic of Qianling Mausoleum.