Learn something about Mausoleum of Marquis Yi of State of Zeng

Posted by Rose Xin
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Aug 25, 2015
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In 1977, excavators in Hubei Region found a extremely wealthy and uninterrupted grave. Identities on some of the bronzes indicated that it belonged to Yi, marquis of the Condition of Zeng (Zenghou Yi in Chinese) and old to about 433 BC in the Warring Declares Period. The lifestyle of the Condition of Zeng was unidentified until 1977, and it continues to be somewhat enigmatic. The grave is 21 metres from european to eastern and 16.5 metres from northern to southern, protecting about 220 rectangle metres. About 15,404 content were uncovered, mainly such as brown habit veins, musical show equipment, weaponry, chariots, jade massage beds, lacquer products, and bamboo bedding content, etc.

Originally sunk to a detail of 13 metres, the grave was loaded with grilling, and the base loaded with clay-based, rock pieces, and world. The strength of these components, and the fact that the grave became water logged, left it in a amazing state of maintenance, allowing archaeologists to figure out accurately how products were allocated in the four compartments. These compartments replicated the agreement of the marquis' structure during his life.

The southern area, comprising his private areas, included his own lacquered dual coffin, the coffins of eight younger ladies (ages 13 to twenty-four) who were probably concubines or artists to amuse Yi in the afterlife, and a dog hidden in its own coffin. The area also included weaponry, a chariot, and many personal items, such as furnishings, a zither, soft silk, and veins -- though not brown veins. The main area seems to have corresponded to the ceremonial area of Yi's structure. Inside, was a large set of brown alarms and other equipment, together with brown habit veins. The northern area provided as an arsenal and store, the european area, where 13 more younger ladies were hidden, as servants' areas.

The marquis' grave demonstrates a conversion from grave customs that duplicated the habit atmosphere of our ancestors wats or temples to a new perception of the grave as a entertainment of the deceased's earthly lifestyle.












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