A brief introduction to Mrs. Xin Zhui in history
On 1972, it was unearthed at Mawangdui 1 tomb near Liuyang River in the eastern suburb of Changsha. 2 100 years old, the body is intact, the whole body is moist, the skin is covered completely, the hair is still there, the lines of fingers and toes are clear, the muscles are still elastic, and some joints can move.
Almost similar to a fresh corpse, it is the best preserved wet corpse in the world, and it is also a living witness to the culture and life of the upper class in China during the Han Dynasty.
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197 1 year, when archaeologists excavated this Mawangdui, with the help of Mrs. Xin Zhui's coffin, they determined that the age of ebony was more than 2,000 years. After calculation, meteorologists drew a precipitation map of Central and South China from 5,000 years ago to 2,000 years ago according to the tree ring density of ebony trees, which played an important role in climatology at that time.
After more than 2000 years' weathering, the lotus root slices presented by Mrs. Xin Zhui's son to her mother have become a dish that will break into dust when shaken slightly, which is very convincing to Changsha's earthquake history of more than 2000 years and has played an irreplaceable role in the earthquake history.
Archaeologists dissected Mrs Xin Zhui's body and proved that Mrs Xin Zhui died of acute coronary heart disease caused by cholecystitis. Mrs. Xin Zhui suffers from gallstones, coronary heart disease, systemic arteriosclerosis, history of blood drawing and other diseases.
"Xin Zhui's body, which has been sleeping for more than two thousand years, is well protected. His skin is still elastic, his joints can move, and cartilage tissue can be seen by the naked eye. X-rays show that the bones of the old lady are better than those of normal people who are now 60 years old. "
Hunan Provincial Museum and Xiangya Medical College of Central South University jointly released a "physical examination report" on the preservation of the mistress of Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, which has been unearthed for 30 years. ?
According to the Physical Examination Report, the chemical composition of the preservation solution used in recent 30 years was systematically analyzed by means of gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography, and suspicious mildew spots were collected from the digestive system, urogenital system, dura mater and preservation solution of female corpses and plexiglass coffins for bacterial and mold culture. No bacteria grew or mold was isolated.
Under aseptic conditions, the skin, calf muscle tissue and liver tissue in front of the right leg of the female corpse were observed by optical microscope and electron microscope respectively, and it was found that most of the structures were basically consistent with the test results 30 years ago.
What is particularly surprising is that the skeleton structure of the female corpse is basically normal, the contrast agent injected into the blood vessel 30 years ago is still clearly visible, the appearance and skin color of the ancient corpse have not changed significantly, and the skin is still elastic.
These results show that the protection methods used before are successful. At present, Xin Zhui's body has been moved to the "underground bedroom" tailored for the new building of Hunan Museum.
The "underground bedroom" is 8 meters from the ground, with constant temperature and humidity. It was built in imitation of the original state when it was unearthed that year, surrounded by a big coffin and a grave model, close to the underground environment where the "old lady" had been sleeping for more than 2,000 years.