Qianling mausoleum
The Qianling mausoleum ( 乾陵 , Qiánlíng ) or Qiangling mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty ( 唐乾陵 , Táng Qiánlíng ) is the tomb of the third Tang emperor Gaozong (ruled 650-683) and his wife, the later Empress Wu Zetian (r. 684–704), in Qian County, Shaanxi Province, China . The deceased were buried here in 684 and 706 respectively.
description
The grave complex is located on the slope of Liang Shan Mountain , six kilometers north of the county town of Qian , eighty kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Xi'an .
It is surrounded by large stone-carved human and animal figures and decorative stone pillars ( huabiao ) arranged in rows . The winged horses ( yima ), stone lions ( shishi ), the Shusheng tablet ( Shusheng jibei ) and the stele without writing ( wuzibei ) are famous testimonies to the art of stone carving of the Tang Age .
Side graves ( peizangmu ), including those of Princess Yongtai, have already been opened . A large number of wall paintings and clay figures have been found in them.
The Qianling Mausoleum ( Qianling ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (1-171) since 1961 .
Of the eighteen Tang mausoleums ( Tang shiba ling ) and eighteen Tang imperial tombs in the Guanzhong plain ( Guanzhong (Tang) shiba ling ), it is the only tomb that was spared from devastation by grave robbers.
See also
reference books
- Cihai ("Sea of Words"), Shanghai cishu chubanshe, Shanghai 2002, ISBN 7-5326-0839-5
- Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Kaoguxue (archeology). Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1986
Web links
- Tangling shidiao - Chinese (Photos of the stone sculptures)
- Qianling Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty - English
- Excavation of Qianling Mausoleum in Dispute - English
- Discussion on digging Qianling Mausoleum - English
- Wall paintings from the Tang Dynasty
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shusheng (述 圣) is the honorary title of Zisi ( 子思 ), Confucius' grandson
Coordinates: 34 ° 34 '23.4 " N , 108 ° 13' 6.9" E