"Born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang", why did Beimang become the burial place favored by ancient emperors?

In ancient times, geographical factors should be chosen as burial places, and it also depends on the geomantic omen. In history, Beimang has become an excellent place to bury emperors, whether it is geographical factors, its own historical factors or even its excellent geomantic omen.

In ancient times, it was said that "people were born in Suzhou and Hangzhou and buried in Beimang", which means that people lived in Suzhou and Hangzhou when they were alive, and it is best to be buried in Beimang after their death. Beimang is the favorite burial place of ancient people.

the original name of beimang mountain is Mangshan mountain, and it is called beimang mountain because it is located in the north of Luoyang. There are not only a large number of ancient tombs in Beimang Mountain, but also countless emperors and nobles buried here. In archaeology, there are 24 tombs of emperors, which span from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cao Wei Dynasty, the Western Jin Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Late Tang Dynasty. And Beimang can become a burial place favored by emperors mainly because of the following reasons.

first, geographical reasons. Since ancient times, burial has flourished in the Central Plains, and a good burial site must meet several conditions-thick soil, low water, dryness and smoothness. North Mangshan Mountain is more than 3 meters above sea level, with gentle terrain, high in the middle and low around, no mountain cover and no ravines. The soil is composed of loess, with deep soil layer, good cohesiveness, solid texture and compact density. The unique geological structure has created the characteristics of less water seepage, dry soil and no looseness, which has become a suitable place for burial.

Beimang Mountain is located in the north of Luoyang, south of the Yellow River, close to the flowery Millennium Imperial Capital and overlooking the rolling Yellow River. Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. As the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty, Luoyang has created a unique political and economic position.

Luoyang, the ancient capital, is home to countless emperors, dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, poets, calligraphers, monks and Taoists. Due to the limited anti-corrosion technology in ancient times, these people can only choose to be buried near their former residence after their death. Since the capital is prosperous, it is not suitable for burial, so Beimang Mountain, which is close to the capital and has a good geographical location, has become the first choice.

Don't you notice that since the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Luoyang was no longer its capital, and the imperial tombs no longer appeared in Beimang Mountain. The same situation can be seen in the vicinity of the ancient capital. There are many ancient tombs in Xi 'an and Nanjing, and the tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are mostly near Beijing, all for the same reason.

There is a saying in psychology called conformity effect, which refers to the psychological change process in which people consciously or unconsciously make judgments and form impressions based on the opinions of the majority.