The prototype of the nine-story demon tower ancient tomb-where is it?

Chinese culture has a long history of development, and it has a lot of brilliant civilization deposits. According to the embodiment of ancient Chinese funeral culture, the ancient tomb is a special existence with great research value. With the broadcast of the Ghost Blowing Lantern series, the nine-story demon tower ancient tomb in the play has also attracted widespread attention. Many citizens and movie fans are very concerned about whether there is a prototype of the nine-story demon tower and where it is. Where is the prototype ancient tomb of the nine-story demon tower

Xuewei No. 1 Tomb

In 1982, an ancient tomb was discovered in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Hundreds of ancient tombs were found nearby. This group of ancient tombs was named the "Hotwater Tombs Group". Among them, the "Xuewei Tomb No. 1" is larger in scale and is said to be the prototype of the "Nine-Storey Demon Tower" in the novel. . Since 2018, more than 1,000 cultural relics of various types have been unearthed from "Xuewei Tomb No. 1". Recently, archaeologists have made new discoveries.

It is a huge discovery in the archaeological community and is also named the "Nine-Story Demon Tower". This huge tomb is located in Hotwater Township, about 10km southeast of Wusu Town, Chahan, Qinghai Province.

So far it is the most majestic tomb discovered in the Dulan ancient tombs. According to investigations, it is the tomb of the Tuyuhun royal family in the early Tang Dynasty. As early as decades ago, this tomb group was included in the top six archaeological discoveries in the country and the top ten archaeological discoveries in the country. It is also a nationally recognized key cultural relic protection unit.

The tomb is constructed according to Feng Shui and faces north to south, with a height of 33m, a length of 55m in the east-west direction, and a width of 37m in the north-south direction. In the past, the shape of this tomb looked like the word "gold", so this ancient tomb was also known as the "Oriental Pyramid". Behind the tomb, there are two mountains extending like two giant dragons, and there are many animal sacrifice pits to the south of the tomb.

Under the tomb, there are three layers of walls made of mud and stone. From top to bottom, there are neatly arranged cypress trees across the tomb mound at intervals of about 1 meter. There are as many as 9 floors in a row, so it is called the "Nine-story Demon Tower" by the local people.

According to the speculations of archaeological experts, it would have taken at least 10,000 people and more than a year to build such a large tomb in ancient times. Such a grand and unique architectural style undoubtedly excites archaeologists.

From its discovery in 1982 to the present, archaeologists have conducted rescue excavations on the giant tomb. Although it has been robbed many times, our staff still discovered a large number of precious cultural relics.

At present, only two of its floors have been excavated, and the unearthed precious cultural relics are dazzling: gold, silver and jade pottery, brocade socks, leather boots, lacquerware, wooden dishes, wooden birds and beasts, Roman gold coins, Persian silver coins, etc. .

There is also a piece of brocade woven with Boluopo characters used by people in the Middle Ages. It is particularly precious. It is the only brocade with Persian characters from the eighth century found in the world. It says "The great "The King of Kings" amazed archaeologists.

But so far, no objects have been found that can prove the identity of the owner of the tomb. However, judging from the size of the tomb, the owner of the tomb must have had an unusually prominent identity at that time. The ancient tomb was stolen

But unfortunately, when Chinese archaeologists discovered this large tomb, this large tomb and the more than 200 small tombs around the large tomb were all stolen by tomb robbers. . The tomb is 33 meters high, 55 meters long from east to west, and about 37 meters wide from north to south. Viewed from the front of the tomb, it looks like a "gold" piece, so it is also known as the "Oriental Pyramid".

Behind the tomb, there are two mountains stretching out, like two giant dragons, and the tomb is like a pearl, forming a "two dragons playing with a pearl". potential. According to expert calculations, it would take at least 10,000 people and a year to build such a large tomb, which shows how grand the scale is. This large tomb belongs to the Turpan royal family during the Tang Dynasty and is of great research value.