Tombs on the Donggou River

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Hunting scene on a mural (Wuyong mu bihua 舞 踊 墓 壁画)

The ancient tombs on the Donggou River ( Chinese  洞 溝 古墓 群  /  洞 沟 古墓 群 , Pinyin Dònggōu gǔmùqún , English Ancient Tombs on the Donggou River ) in the city of Ji'an , Jilin Province , China, are approx. 11,300 graves from the ancient Koguryo (Goguryeo), a Korean kingdom (which existed from 37 BC to 668 AD).

Since 1961 they have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (1-168), since 2004 they have been part of the World Heritage Capitals and Tombs of the Ancient Kingdom of Koguryo .

literature

  • Jilin sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo: Donggou gumuqun: 1997 nian diaocha ceshi baogao. Beijing: Kexue chubanshe 2002.

Coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′ 49 ″  N , 126 ° 11 ′ 3 ″  E