1963, the secret passage was found in the mausoleum of Huang taiji. Why did the archaeologist almost die here?
Huang taiji mausoleum, also known as Zhaoling, is located in the northern suburb of Shenyang. 1963, Huang taijiling discovered the secret passage, and it was a real event that archaeologists almost died, not a fabrication.
The cause of the incident is as follows: 1963 One morning in the deep winter, there was heavy snow in the northeast, and two staff members of Zhaoling conducted routine patrol inspection of the cemetery as usual; When two workers walked to the west of the cemetery, a fox suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
The fox itself is very cunning. After seeing the staff, he turned and disappeared. It turned out that the fox got into a tree hole. In order to prevent the fox from damaging the buildings in the mausoleum, the cemetery staff wanted to force the fox out of the tree hole.
After some discussion, the two workers came up with a good way to pour water into the tree hole and force the fox out. Then two workers poured buckets of water into the tree hole, and dozens of buckets were underwater, not to mention seeing the shadow of the fox, but the water poured in by Lian Gang didn't come out.
Two staff members were very surprised and reported the news to their superiors. The superior leader was also surprised. In order to find out the reason under the tree hole, the cemetery staff found tools to remove the soil around the surface of this big tree, and soon a smooth slate was exposed to the ground.
When the staff opened the slate, they found a dark passage in front of them. No one knows what this passage is for; At that time, some staff members suspected that this might be the entrance to Zhaoling underground palace.
The cemetery staff realized the importance of this matter and reported it immediately after sealing the hole.
After learning the situation, the local cultural relics department in Shenyang sent some archaeologists to the scene for investigation in order to find out the truth of the incident.
After the archaeologists arrived at the entrance of the cemetery, in order to further understand the real situation under the entrance, the archaeological team took out three people to enter the cave for investigation.
Because the hole is too small, only one person can be accommodated at a time. Three team members entered the passage and found that it was a passage specially built with bluestone bricks. The deeper they go, the narrower the space of the passage is.
When the three players advanced about150m, they found three huge stones blocking the road ahead. Helpless, the three players can only return the same way.
On the way back, something unfortunate happened. Because the space in the passage is very narrow, the oxygen content in the air in the passage is very low, and there is water everywhere on the ground, the three players can only walk back step by step, and finally they have to ask the ground personnel for help in the case of lack of oxygen and serious physical consumption.
After receiving the rescue, the ground staff made great efforts and successfully rescued three players.
Because nothing was found, and the state has clear regulations on the protection of the imperial tomb, the investigation of Zhaoling's passage is over.
The incident itself is so simple, just a normal archaeological exploration, and there is no discovery of the entrance to the legendary Zhaoling underground palace.
As for the three players trapped in the passage, it is entirely due to the narrow passage and lack of oxygen in Neichigo, and there is no so-called "supernatural" incident in the rumor.
For us, the Forbidden City itself is a mysterious and strange place. The combination of various tomb-robbing stories, supernatural phenomena and geomantic knowledge, and the discovery that the Zhaoling Passage was caused by a fox invisibly filled this normal archaeological exploration with mystery.
Later, archaeologists predicted that this passage might be the drainage ditch of the imperial tomb through analysis; In the construction of many ancient emperors' tombs, drainage channels are the most common projects. The purpose of this is to better protect the underground palace of the imperial tomb and avoid water seepage in the underground palace. After all, water seepage in the underground palace is the biggest taboo of the ancient imperial tombs.
There are different opinions about the three stone strips found in the article. As for whether this passage is the entrance of Zhaoling underground palace, these have yet to be scientifically verified.