The archaeological site of Xi 'an airport expansion site is changing every second. Why are there always piles of ancient tombs here?
? More than 3,5 ancient tombs were discovered in the third phase expansion site of Xianyang International Airport in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, and the construction site instantly became an archaeological site. Some netizens commented that this is nothing new. Xi 'an has always been the same group of people in archaeology and construction, and every construction team in Xi 'an has an archaeological team as standard. According to the introduction of Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, the third phase expansion project of Xi 'an Xianyang International Airport is the largest in the history of civil aviation development in Shaanxi, and it is also the largest civil aviation project in northwest China. Within the scope of the construction project, 4,617 ancient cultural relics were discovered in an area of 8.5 million square meters, including more than 3,5 ancient tombs in various periods, from the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with nearly 1 large and extra-large ancient tombs. The number and scale of the relics are very huge.
? During the Spring Festival holiday, Airport New Town Archaeological Research Base mobilized more than 6 employees, including cadres, technicians, safety officers and logistics support, and seven labor service companies cooperated with more than 9 workers to fully carry out archaeological excavations in key construction areas such as the south and north flight zones and terminal areas of the third phase expansion project of the airport, so as to ensure the expected harvest of archaeological excavations and promote the smooth progress of the third phase expansion project of the airport. In fact, before this, ancient tombs have been discovered many times in Xianyang Airport area of Xi 'an, and thousands of tombs have been discovered so far, including the tomb of Shangguan Waner and the tomb of Princess Taiping Xu Xue Shao. It can be said that there are treasures everywhere. Why is it so amazing? According to experts, Xianyang airport is located in a high-lying area, close to the city, with good feng shui. In ancient times, large tombs were built? Treasure land? , so all kinds of tombs are concentrated.
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Xi 'an, formerly known as Chang 'an and Haojing, is the capital and sub-provincial city of Shaanxi. It is a world famous historical city, one of the four ancient capitals of China, an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, an important national scientific research, education and industrial base, and also the starting point city of the Silk Road. Belt and Road? Core area. Weihe River and Loess Plateau in the north, Qinling Mountain in the south, Huaxian County, Weinan City, Shangzhou District and Luonan County in the east, Meixian County and Taibai County in the west; With a total area of 1,752 square kilometers, the scenic spots include Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Bell and Drum Tower, etc. Xi 'an is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. Thirteen dynasties, including Zhou, Han, Sui and Tang, established their capitals here. It is one of the four ancient capitals in the world, and is recognized by the China Ancient Capital Society as the ancient capital with the largest number of dynasties in China. It was once the capital and political, economic and cultural center of China for more than 11 years. Lantian ancient humans built settlements here; During the Yangshao culture period, the prototype of the city wall has appeared here; The ruins of the late Neolithic city unearthed in Yangguanzhai, Gaoling, Xi 'an, which was more than 6, years ago, was chosen as the first archaeological discovery in China that year. This is the earliest urban site discovered in China so far, and it also pushed the urban history of Xi 'an to the late Neolithic age more than 6, years ago. ?