Maoling mausoleum
The Maoling mausoleum (also Maoling tomb, Chinese 茂陵 , Pinyin Màolíng ) is the tomb of the Han emperor Wu (Hàn Wǔdì 汉 武帝), who lived in the Western Han dynasty from 141-87 BC. Ruled. It is the largest of the " Five Mausoleums " (wǔlíng 五 陵) of the Western Han Dynasty (Xi Han wuling 西汉 五 陵) and is also known as the "Pyramid of the East" (东方 金字塔).
The grave is 40 km away from the provincial capital Xi'an near the village of Maoling, town of Nanwei, in the northeast of today's city of Xingping (兴平 市) in the area of the prefecture-level city of Xianyang in Shaanxi Province in the People's Republic of China .
Construction of the tomb began in 139 BC. And lasted 53 years. The wall surrounding the grave has an almost square base. The east-west extension is 431 m and the north-south extension 415 m. The wall is 5.8 meters thick. In the middle of each wall section there is a gate. The grave itself has the shape of a truncated pyramid with a height of 46.5 m and a maximum extension at the base of 240 m. According to historical records, the emperor is said to have used a third of the tax revenue for the construction of the tomb and its gifts, which are now exhibited in the Maoling Museum.
Around the mausoleum there are more than 20 other graves of the wives and concubines of the emperor and the ministers. These subsidiary graves include the tomb of General Huo Qubing , the tomb of General Wei Qing, and the tomb of Jin Midi, which are located about one kilometer east of the main tomb. The Maoling Museum is also located here.
The Maoling Mausoleum has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (1-165) since 1961 .
Web links
- Maoling Museum - English
- Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
- Maoling bowuguan (Maoling Museum) - Chinese
- Li Jiajun, Xi'an Jiaotong University: West Han Artifacts of Han Yangling Mausoleum Museum, Maoling Mausoleum Museum, and Xianyang Museum in Xi'an (English; PDF; 1.6 MB) (accessed July 25, 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of the Maoling Museum: Overview of Maoling (Chinese)
- ↑ Travel China Guide: Maoling Mausoleum (Mao Ling ) (accessed July 22, 2011)
- ↑ Wang Ping: Maoling Mausoleum ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on July 24, 2011)
Coordinates: 34 ° 20 ′ 18 ″ N , 108 ° 34 ′ 12 ″ E