Where was Qin Hui buried after his death?

1. It is said to be Jianzhong Village, Jiangning Town, Nanjing

2. It is said to be Qingxiu Village, Jiangning Town, Nanjing

In summary, Qin Hui was buried in today’s Jiangning Town, Nanjing< /p>

Jianzhong Tomb: Three major reasons point to Qin Hui

In 2004, Jianzhong Tomb was rated as a major archaeological discovery in the country that year. The conclusion was drawn in the publicly published excavation results briefing: " It can be speculated that the owners of the tomb of the Southern Song Dynasty in Jianzhong are probably Qin Hui and his wife. Qin Hui is buried in the north tomb, and his wife Wang is buried in the south." This conclusion was later quoted in the first general history exhibition in Nanjing - the Chaotian Palace Tiger and Dragon Pan exhibition. superior.

The expert’s several reasons for speculation are: First, judging from the structure of the large tomb, the tomb does not have a tomb passage or a tomb door. The two tomb chambers were built with strips of azurite bricks and then grouted. , the whole is like an airtight stone box. This unusual and special burial method is the "save the palace stone and hide the child" system that was only adopted in the royal tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty. Among the Qin family, only Qin Hui was posthumously named King of Jiankang County after his death. Secondly, judging from the literature, the temple in front of the tomb of Qin Hui after his death is called "Jingzhong Temple", and the location of the tomb is called Jianzhong, which is most likely a homophony of "Jingzhong". Finally, judging from the unearthed cultural relics, one of the two tombs was stolen, while the other was intact. An elderly female corpse was unearthed soaked in translucent coffin liquid. Her hair, skin, nails, and some of her clothes were intact. She was buried with porcelain, silver, and copper. There are about 800 cultural relics of different textures such as lacquered wood, tooth horn, jade, glass water features, agate, etc., with unique shapes and exquisite workmanship. A wooden tablet engraved with the 16 words "Sacred works and gods are not virtuous, but they know nothing about poverty, and take life lightly to examine their opportunities" may have been given by the emperor. Another key cultural relic is a jade seal used by the deceased. This seal has not yet been made public, but the expert revealed that the seal shows that the woman's surname is Wang. It is Mrs. Qin Hui’s surname. However, since there are no detailed records of the life experience of Qin Hui's wife Wang in the historical documents including "History of Song Dynasty: Biography of Qin Hui", it cannot be confirmed yet.

Qing Dynasty tomb repair: Cheng Yaojin emerged halfway

Other experts tend to believe that the Qin family tomb discovered during the Qing Dynasty repair is more like Qin Hui's tomb. Director Zhou of Jiangning District Museum told reporters his views. First of all, from the perspective of traditional funeral customs, ancient people paid attention to Feng Shui and seniority in burial. Although the large tomb discovered during the Qing Dynasty repairs faced the south, the direction of the tomb was measured to be slightly 6 degrees eastward, pointing directly at a col among the peaks of the distant mountains. Other Qin Hui family tombs surround it, and this tomb is the largest in terms of feng shui and seniority. Secondly, from the perspective of the size and shape of the tomb, only the royal tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty can be worthy of the Xiangdian, Shinto and Wengzhong. These large Qingxiu tombs are present, but the Jianzhong tombs are not. And this is consistent with what Yue Fei's grandson Yue Ke saw during his search and the record in the "Zhengde Jiangning County Chronicle" that "Weng Zhong still exists today".

The final result will be announced soon

Although the Jianzhong and Qingxiu tombs each have evidence that is closer to Qin Hui’s tomb, there are other pieces of evidence that are unique to the two tombs. For example, Gu Yuyuan, a Ming Dynasty scholar, recorded in his book "Guest Words" that Qin Hui's tomb was stolen in the 11th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. In these two large tombs, early robbery holes were found in the tomb of the male owner.

So which one is the real tomb of Qin Hui? The reporter learned that the results of the PK between the two suspected Qin Hui tombs will be known soon. On the one hand, the coffin-opening equipment for Qing Dynasty tombs has been put in place, and the coffin will be opened for verification in the near future. On the other hand, two wooden volumes were unearthed next to the female corpse in the Jianzhong tomb. They can still be opened and closed, and there are paper envelopes inside. There are ink writing on the paper, which should record the identity of the hostess Wang in detail. Cultural relic experts are working hard to identify the blurred words on the paper.