Chapter 32 Section 12 The Northern Dynasties Tomb in Wanzhang, Ci County

The Wanzhang Northern Dynasties Tomb is located on the south bank of the Fuyang River in the southwest of Ci County, Hebei Province, about 25 kilometers northwest of Yecheng. Excavated in 1989. The tomb is composed of three parts: the tomb passage, the corridor and the tomb chamber.The total length from north to south is 52 meters.The scale and specifications of the tomb are higher than those of Princess Ruru, King Wenzhao Gao Run, Lou Rui (rui Rui) and other large tombs in the same period.The funerary objects are also the most in the tombs of the same period. The tomb passage of the tomb is at the bottom of a slope, with a total length of 37 meters.The two walls are built with adobe, and murals are painted on the white ash walls.The bottom of the road was rammed, and the white gray ground was painted.The corridor is a brick structure with a straight wall and a roof, the ground is paved with bluestone, and the roof is three layers.In the middle of the door wall on the corridor, a big Suzaku is painted facing the image, standing with its wings spread, with a height of nearly five meters.On the left and right sides of Suzaku are painted a mythical animal, Yutu.The Suzaku is surrounded by lotus flowers and flowing clouds.

The murals in the tomb passage cover a total area of ​​about 320 square meters.The murals on the east and west walls are symmetrical. The east wall is led by a green dragon, which is 4.5 meters long, and is painted with red birds, mythical beasts, etc., followed by a guard of honor composed of 53 people; the west wall is led by a white tiger, which is 4.5 meters long. A guard of honor also consisting of 53 people followed.The guard of honor holds halberds and shields, drums, banners, umbrellas, etc., showing the lofty status of the tomb owner during his lifetime.In the sky above the guard of honor, there are pictures of various mythical beasts, flowing clouds, lotuses and so on.On the top of the tomb is a celestial map, with a pattern of white milky way and stars scattered in the sky.This all reflects the spiritual world of the tomb owner after death.

There are more than 2,000 funerary objects, mainly pottery figurines, all of which are painted, and there are about 1,500 pieces.Tomb town warrior figurines, armored riding equipment figurines, armored bodyguards cavalry figurines, big scribes figurines, bodyguards figurines, inner armor bodyguards figurines, crotch [liang dang] armor [kai Kai] bodyguard figurines, arrows [fu] Clothes] Figurines of guards, ceremonial guards, drummers, civil servants, hoods, cages and crowns, dancers, servants, and kneeling.Pottery includes tripods, pots, pots, plates and porcelain jars.Pottery models include carts, bells, chimes, toilets, warehouses, stoves, wells, and pottery horses, cattle, sheep, camels, pigs, dogs, chickens, etc.There are also jade and pearls.

Although the epitaph of this tomb has not been published, the specification of the tomb is the highest among the tombs of the same period that have been excavated, and the burial objects are the most.More than 1,000 terracotta figurines were unearthed, among which the terracotta terracotta figurines, nearly 1.5 meters high, are the largest terracotta figurines unearthed from the tombs of the Northern Dynasties.The murals in the tomb chamber and the tomb passage are preceded by a green dragon and a white tiger, followed by a guard of honor of more than 50 people, showing that the tomb owner's status was very high during his lifetime, and he had the air of a king.And these murals are the largest batch of murals in the Northern Dynasties, with the richest content and the highest level of painting art.According to the analysis of the age and location of the tomb, this tomb should belong to the tomb of Gao Yang, Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty.