Why is Ganling the most popular? What's in the grave?
In 649 AD, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin died and was buried in Zhaoling, Liquan County. In 683, Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong died and was buried in Ganling. In 705, a generation of empress Wu Zetian died and was buried in Ganling. Ganling is a couple's grave. Although Wu Zetian was domineering, after the Dragon Coup, she returned Li Tang to her son Li Xian and chose to abdicate. After her death, she was buried in Ganling, Ganxian County. This mausoleum, selected by Yuan Tiangang and Li * * *, is an important historic site in the Millennium, with an altitude of 1047.9 meters, which is lower than Zhaoling of Jiuquan Jiuyuan Mountain 100 meters or more, and lower than Jiuyuan Mountain 165438 meters.
Ganling is one of the eighteen tombs in Tang Dynasty. From the fairy in Tang Gaozu, Zhaoling of Emperor Taizong to Ganling, this is the third imperial mausoleum in the Tang Dynasty, where two emperors were buried. One is Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong, and the other is Wu Zetian. It is said that Tang Zhongzong Li Xian was one of the six emperors. His father and mother are emperors, he is an emperor, his son Li Zhongmao is an emperor, his brother Li Dan is Tang Ruizong, and his nephew Tang Xuanzong Li Longji. There are 17 tombs in Ganling, which is far from Zhaoling, less than one tenth of Zhaoling's.
In 706 AD, in the second year of Shenlong, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian buried Li Zhongrun, Prince of Yide, Li Xianhui, Princess of Yongtai, and Li Xian, Prince of Zhang Huai. These three places were destroyed by Wu Zetian, so when Li Xian became emperor, he restored the reputation of his younger brother Li Xian and his two children, and buried them at the foot of the towering Ganling. Li Zhongrun was shot because she talked privately about Wu Zetian's life. Wu Yanji, the husband of Princess Yongtai, was also killed by a stick. It is said that Princess Yongtai died in childbirth, and the epitaph reads "A pearl destroys the moon".
Ganling was built in 798 AD, in the 14th year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong. When Ganling was completed, it followed the organizational system of Chang 'an, with a total of 378 houses. There are temples, wings, cloisters and grotesque buildings. In addition, there are ancestral halls of 60 courtiers, such as Di, and many splendid buildings, such as the Summer Palace. It's a pity that 1300 years have passed, countless regime changes, lost disputes and wind and rain erosion. Compared with the original grand scale, Ganling is naturally beyond recognition.
During this period, the losses were heavy. For example, Huang Chao, a famous peasant uprising leader, led 400,000 people to dig a 40-meter-deep Huang Chao ditch and half of Liangshan, but could not find the entrance to the grave. There are also five generations in Chongzhou, Hou Liang, Wen Tao. They organized people to discover all the tombs of the Tang emperors, and even excavated the Zhaoling Mausoleum in Li Shimin. However, Wu Zetian's dry tomb is safe and sound, and the wind and rain cannot be sent. I heard that Sun Dianying opened the Qing Dongling over there, and Sun Lianzhong also wanted to visit Tang Fuling. A division's troops stole Ganling, but could not find the entrance to the ancient tomb.
This is a large number of excavations recorded in historical materials. Secondly, there are many excavations that we don't know about, and there may be countless. Therefore, it is said that there are 500 tons of underground cultural relics in Ganling, and there are few cultural relics on the ground. Nothing seems to be seen except a huge stone mountain, a silent monument, a sacred monument, a Sima knife, a flying horse, an ostrich, a statue of 6 1 king and guests. People within dozens of miles at the foot of the dry mountain. When the weather is fine, you can see the towering Ganling dozens of miles away. When you see it, you will say that there are three peaks, just like a woman lying on her back under the sky.
But there is no doubt that among the eighteen tombs in the Tang Dynasty, the most popular, the highest price, the highest grade and the most hidden treasures are still the dry tombs. Why? Because other tombs were stolen by Huang Chao and Wen Tao. For example, it is recorded in Tao Wen Chuan of Zhaoling in the New Five Dynasties that people in tombs in the Tang Dynasty knew how to dig and take away their hidden treasures. But wind and rain can't send you. In addition, Ganling is a 4A national scenic spot, while Zhaoling is only 3A, and the ticket price of Ganling is higher than Zhaoling. Ganling includes the main mausoleum, Tang Palace, Prince Yide's tomb, Prince Zhang Huai's tomb, Princess Yongtai's tomb and Ganling Museum. Zhaoling has only one mausoleum.
In the eyes of local people in Ganxian, Ganling is a big mound, and there is nothing to see. Why do tourists flock here? What are you watching in Ganling? Why are tombs such as Zhaoling abandoned? In fact, Ganling looks like a hill on the surface, but it is actually a stone mountain, a conical limestone mountain. Therefore, Gong Xuan is very powerful in Liangshan of Beifeng. Many people go to Ganling. On the one hand, in order to climb the mountain, they climbed 1047.9 meters of Liangshan. On the one hand, I visited Sima Daoguan, Kuilou Temple, 6 1 Wang Bin Statue, Shima Temple, Shi Weng Zhong Temple, Jiangjunge Temple, Wuzi Monument and Shi Sheng Monument. There may be another reason, that is, everyone really has no place to visit around Ganxian, so they can only travel to Ganling. You may not think of this reason. But among the eighteen tombs in the Tang Dynasty, only Ganling was the most popular, and the other tombs were very deserted. This is a fact. Perhaps it is understandable that Ganling was not excavated. All the gold, silver and jewels are below, which has a mysterious feeling. Everyone wants to see it.