Mawangdui Han Tomb

Mawangdui Han Tombs are located in Mawangdui Township, beside the Liuyang River, 4,000 meters east of Furong District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is the family cemetery of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the early Western Han Dynasty. From 1972 to 1974, three Han tombs were excavated in Mawangdui Township, beside the Liuyang River, east of Changsha City. Among the three Han tombs, Tomb No. 2 is Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha in the early Han Dynasty, Tomb No. 1 is Li Cang's wife, and Tomb No. 3 is Li Cang's son. The owners of the three Han tombs in Mawangdui were buried in different years. The owner of Tomb No. 2, Li Cang, was buried in the second year of Empress Lü (186 BC), the owner of Tomb No. 3, Li Cang's son was buried in the twelfth year of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty (168 BC), and the owner of Tomb No. 1, Li Cang's wife, was buried a little later.

I have to say that even before BC, the nobles lived a much more refined life than I do now. From the King of Nanyue to Mawangdui, the attitudes of the Han people towards food, clothing, housing and transportation are refreshing my knowledge base. There were portable makeup boxes so early! They also wore wigs to make themselves look younger! It's worth a visit~

The first part introduces the excavation of the Mawangdui Han Tomb from 1972 to 1973. In addition, there are a large number of pictures and texts introducing the excavation and the general situation in the tomb. The second part introduces the life of the tomb owner with luxurious clothes and delicious food, starting from the large number of daily utensils unearthed. There are too many people in this exhibition hall. There are many people surrounding each display case. If you want to take a serious look, you have to spend a lot of effort. I thought it was not good, there are still some highlights such as Hanfu and silk books in the back, so I quickly skipped it and only took a quick look at a few display cases with few people. The part of embroidered clothes is the focus of our attention. An important basis for the production of Hanfu in the current Hanfu industry is the robes unearthed from this tomb. The vermilion diamond-patterned Luosi cotton robe in the museum should not be the original, but a replica. The two plain gauze Zen clothes unearthed from this tomb were stolen in 1983. One was destroyed by the damn thief's mother, and the other was severely damaged. It is estimated that it is lying in the warehouse and will never be taken out again. For theft cases, you can Baidu "Xu Fandi". Next is the unprecedented discovery in the history of archaeological documents - the collection of silk books from the Mawangdui Han Tomb. However, the audience was not very interested in this part. Many people walked straight through, and those who stopped to watch only stayed for a short while, leaving the display cabinet empty, which was just what I wanted, and there was no interference in watching and taking pictures. The appearance of the silk book "Laozi" provided another version, which provided a broader idea. The silk book "Laozi" A was also unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb, but it was not put on display. It was either taken to the National Museum of China or hidden away. The difference between the A and B versions is mainly the font and taboo. The A version is in seal script and does not avoid the taboo of Liu Bang, while the B version is in official script and avoids the taboo of Liu Bang. After I took a photo of Lady Xin Zhui, I heard the audience next to me discussing "No photos allowed here", but I didn't see the sign and there was no staff nearby. Of course, the audience likes to see this legendary body. However, think about it from another perspective. It has been sleeping underground for 2,000 years. Modern people have not only dug it out for dissection, but also exposed it for a long time, which seriously disturbed the quietness of the deceased. At 10:55, I actually reached the end. I couldn't turn back, so I had to go to the ancient Egyptian cultural relics exhibition. After all, I spent the ticket money. I only spent 52 minutes in the Mawangdui exhibition hall, which was not exciting enough.

Inside the hospital, the tour guide we found was very interesting and told us many stories that I had not heard in the Provincial Museum.

At the excavation site, however, there is nothing left and the signposts are not clear, so the main thing is to feel the atmosphere.

The corpse has been preserved for two thousand years and is still intact. The huge coffin is shocking.

This place is a "pit", everything is in the museum...

The Mawangdui Han Tomb was discovered in the 1970s, four kilometers east of Changsha, and is a large tomb dating back more than 2,000 years. The most amazing thing is the incorrupt female corpse unearthed in the tomb. Not only is the female corpse incorruptible, but even the clothes she wore are dazzling. Facing those exquisite and breathtaking ancient silk fabrics, I still feel incredible. The most fascinating one is a plain gauze robe, which is woven with silk from wild silkworms. The weight of the whole garment is only 49 grams. The fabric of the robe is folded up in four layers, and the words on the newspaper can still be clearly seen. According to experts, the silk of wild silkworms is thinner than the silk of domestic silkworms used today. The wooden looms used at that time were able to weave such a thin fabric, which shows the superb skills.

The unearthed cultural relics were unexpectedly new and complete. I specifically asked the staff several detailed questions, and each time I got patient and detailed answers, very professional! Figure 2 is a chess game at that time. The whole set of objects is very exquisite, but unfortunately the gameplay is unknown.

The site is in a hospital. There is nothing to see here. Only the tomb pit is left. All the funerary objects have been placed in the provincial museum. So I only visited for 10 minutes.

When I went to Mawangdui, I was a little sad to learn that there was only one pit left, but I still felt it was worth a visit. The ticket price was two yuan, and I was still quite shocked after I went there.

Very good. I think it is the most worthwhile attraction in Changsha. The Han tombs left countless mysteries. Various unearthed funerary objects show that China was highly civilized in the early Western Han Dynasty. It also shows the lifestyle of the ancient clans, especially a military map, which is not inferior even in the Qing Dynasty 2,000 years later.

Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb is very famous. There are many unearthed cultural relics on display, which is worth seeing.

The exquisiteness of the cultural relics unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb is breathtaking. The clothes worn by the buried servants are made of exquisitely woven fabrics with astonishingly complex patterns.

The figurines and other objects in the Mawangdui Han Tomb are generally eerie, but some of them are different. They are all very lively and cute. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as a "collection of cute things". Some of them look very familiar. Have you seen them in the Shaanxi Provincial Museum? They are so cute that they make me bleed. I laughed while looking at them. Are they the two generals?

It is best to follow the Hunan Museum WeChat account online to get the ticket, and then enter with your ID card. The three floors are all some cultural relics unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb. It is said that you cannot take pictures, but many people take pictures. However, you cannot touch the glass. Maybe the staff don’t want to wipe it. I screamed as soon as I touched it.

The treasure of the museum is the cultural relics unearthed from the Mawangdui Tomb. They are all very precious cultural relics, authentic and authentic. Because the light is too dark, it is not suitable for taking pictures. Enjoy a few photos. Here, we can see thousand-year-old cultural relics and a thousand-year-old corpse. We have to admire the wisdom of the ancients, who can preserve the corpse so well.

Transportation: Take bus No. 112, No. 204, No. 501 to Mawangdui Hospital and head south. Take bus No. 19, No. 142, No. 147, No. 501, No. 705 to Tin Ka Ping Middle School, and then go east for 400 meters. Tickets are 2 yuan, limited to 5,000 people per day, and the ticket time is 8:30-16:30 on each open day. Tickets are limited and will be issued while stocks last. The explanation is free. Closed on Mondays. Among the three Han tombs, Tomb No. 2 is for Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha in the early Han Dynasty, Tomb No. 1 is for Li Cang's wife, and Tomb No. 3 is for Li Cang's son.

Mawangdui is the tomb of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the early Western Han Dynasty, and his wife and children. From 1972 to 1974, archaeologists excavated three tombs from the Western Han Dynasty. The structure of the tomb is magnificent and complex. In addition to more than 3,000 relics such as silk fabrics, silk books, silk paintings, and Chinese herbal medicines, a well-preserved female corpse was also unearthed (that is, Mrs. Xin Zhui, the wife of Prime Minister Li Cang). The discovery of the Mawangdui Han Tomb provides important information for studying the burial system, the development of handicrafts and technology in the early Han Dynasty, and the history, culture, and social life of Changsha State.

Li Cang's family is really rich! His annual income is equivalent to the wealth of 19 middle-class families in the Han Dynasty. Today, he should be selected into the top 10 of the Hurun Rich List of China!

The Provincial Museum has a 1:1 replica of the Mawangdui Han Tomb, and there is also a wonderful light show. I watched it twice in one go and recorded it once. It’s a pity that China-TravelNote cannot upload videos.

It was really shocking after watching it! It is worth visiting! The exhibition starts from the 3rd floor and the remains of Mrs. Xin Zhui are on the 1st floor. Except for the remains of Mrs. Xin Zhui, other exhibits in the museum can be photographed without flash, but don't let the camera replace your eyes. Follow the volunteer sister who explains and you will hear many stories.

This is a must-see. You can only feel the shock when you go there in person. I strongly recommend watching the animation effect.

I had known about this tomb site before. It was just a pit and there was nothing to see. However, I wanted to go and experience it. The taxi driver dropped me off at the Mawangdui campus of Hunan Provincial People's Hospital. There was a small sign at the entrance of the hospital pointing 50 meters in front of the Han Tomb site. There were trees and hillsides on the left and many people. I soon saw the real version of the legendary photo. Haha, I went up along the small path on the hillside and walked to the top. I met a staff member who enthusiastically showed me the way. It turned out that I had been there.

Why is Mawangdui inside the hospital? I heard from the staff that it was only after the hospital was built that people realized the mound on the hillside was a tomb. Now only Tomb No. 3 is open. It is still shocking to arrive at the site.

The treasure of Mawangdui. It is worth a visit to broaden your horizons. The key is to listen to the introduction.

This is just a small tomb chamber with nothing in it. If you have plenty of time and are interested in this area, you can go and have a look. When we went there, the Hunan Museum was not open so we didn’t even get to see the cultural relics. But the ticket price is quite affordable, 2 yuan?

There are three tombs in Mawangdui. The tombs of Li Canghou and Xin Zhui's wife have been sealed. Only the tomb of Li Cang's son is open. The ticket price is not expensive, about 2 yuan. It is inside the hospital. The cultural relics unearthed in the tomb have been transferred to the museum. There are only some introductions and a large earth pit left there.

There are precious female corpses to be seen, free with ID card.

The Mawangdui Han Tomb is the tomb of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the early Western Han Dynasty, and his family. More than 3,000 relics were unearthed in the tomb, including silk fabrics, silk books, silk paintings, lacquerware, pottery, bamboo slips, seals, seals, bamboo and wooden utensils, agricultural and livestock products, and Chinese herbal medicines. In addition, a well-preserved female corpse and the earliest prescription book in China, the silk book "Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases", were also unearthed in the tomb.

After arriving at the Mawangdui Han Tomb, I finally understood why the ticket was only 2 yuan. First, there was a stone tablet with Tomb Site No. 1 written on it, but there was no trace of a cemetery, just a flat ground. Secondly, there was only one tomb pit in the exhibition hall of Tomb Site No. 3. There were no exhibits, only pictures. I spent 5 minutes looking at the pictures and then left.

The Mawangdui Han Tomb is the tomb of Li Cang, the Prime Minister of Changsha State in the early Western Han Dynasty, and his family. The structure of the tomb is magnificent and complex. The outer coffin chamber is built at the bottom of the tomb pit, consisting of three outer coffins, three coffins and wooden cushions. The coffins are filled with charcoal around and on the top, and the charcoal is sealed with white plaster. The tomb is rich in burial objects. In June 2016, the Mawangdui Han Tomb was rated as one of the world's top ten rare treasures in ancient tombs.

The Han Tomb is inside the Mawangdui Hospital. It costs 2 yuan per person to see one pit, No. 3, where the son of Lady Xin Zhui was unearthed. Pits 1 and 2 have been filled. I went to the Han Tomb site because the Hunan Provincial Museum was closed for upgrading and renovation, so I was unable to appreciate many cultural relics. This was indeed the biggest regret of this trip to Hunan.

Now it is the remains of a tomb.

To put it bluntly, it's a pit.

There is really nothing.

The Mawangdui Han Tomb is a large tomb pit, quite spectacular. The unearthed cultural relics are all in the Provincial Museum. I don’t know when I can come to Changsha to see the unearthed cultural relics. By the way, I visited the Mawangdui Hospital (the Mawangdui Han Tomb is inside the Mawangdui Hospital, and the tomb was discovered when the hospital was built). Can I say that their hospital is beautiful?

I have always wanted to see Lady Xin Zhui, and finally got my wish. However, I need to confirm the visiting time in advance to avoid not being able to enter.

To our surprise, the Mawangdui Han Tomb is located inside the Mawangdui Hospital. The ticket is 2 yuan per person, and only the No. 1 tomb is open to visitors. But now the remaining ruins are just a deep pit. The precious cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui have been collected in the Hunan Provincial Museum, which is still under expansion and not open to tourists. We originally wanted to see the female corpse of Mawangdui, but we had to return disappointed.

The ticket here is 2 yuan per person, and only Tomb No. 1 is open to visitors. But now the remaining ruins are just a deep pit, and the precious cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui have been collected in the Hunan Provincial Museum, which is still under expansion and not open to tourists. We originally wanted to see the female corpse of Mawangdui, but we had to return disappointed.

When it comes to Mawangdui Han Tomb, everyone knows about it. It is free to visit the Mawangdui Han Tomb exhibition at Hunan Provincial Museum. During holidays, the queue can be as long as the entrance of Martyrs Park, so it is best to go on weekdays. Although the visit is free, you must bring your ID card and go through a strict security check before you can enter. Mawangdui Han Tomb is the family cemetery of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the early Western Han Dynasty. It is full of national treasures, and the most "attractive" is the thousand-year-old female corpse Xin Zhui. The Han Tomb is divided into three chambers. Tomb No. 1 is Xin Zhui, the wife of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the Han Dynasty. Tomb No. 2 is Li Cang, and Tomb No. 3 is Li Cang's son. The wax figure restoration of Mrs. Xin Zhui is in a prominent position. She died in 186 BC at the age of 50. After more than 2,100 years, her body is still intact, her body is moist, her skin is fully covered, her hair is still there, her fingers and toes have clear lines, her muscles are still elastic, and some joints can still move. After the female corpse was embalmed, it was sent to Hunan Medical College. When the preservative was injected, the soft tissue of the female corpse bulged at any time, and then gradually spread, which was very similar to a fresh corpse. Today, Lady Xin Zhui is placed in a crystal coffin and is surrounded by densely packed tourists. Her face is completely different from the beautiful Lady Xin Zhui in the restored wax figure. She is actually the legendary thousand-year-old zombie. Although Lady Xin Zhui has become a national treasure and a world wonder, it is not known whether it is a kind of sadness that she is still being watched by people more than 2,000 years later. Thousands of cultural relics of various types have been unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb. Because they are well preserved, extremely elaborate and splendid, and fully demonstrate the wisdom of the Chinese people in the Western Han Dynasty, in addition to Xin Zhui, who is admired by everyone, these unearthed cultural relics are also worth appreciating.

Come to the Mawangdui Han Tomb to see the pit and become an archaeologist... The ticket fee is actually two yuan per ticket, hahahaha~

The Mawangdui Han Tomb is an important attraction in this trip to Changsha. It has a heavy sense of history, and you will be impressed by the superb craftsmanship of the ancients.

Only one big pit is open😳It's so deep and I want to go down~

The Mawangdui Han Tomb is the tomb of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the early Western Han Dynasty, and his family. It is located in Changsha City, Hunan Province, central China. From 1972 to 1974, archaeologists excavated three tombs from the Western Han Dynasty here. The structure of the tomb is magnificent and complex. The coffin chamber is built at the bottom of the tomb pit. It consists of three coffins, three coffins and pads. The coffins are filled with charcoal around and on the top, and the charcoal is sealed with white plaster. The burial objects in the tomb are very rich. A total of more than 3,000 relics such as silk fabrics, silk books, silk paintings, lacquerware, pottery, bamboo slips, seals, seals, bamboo and wooden utensils, agricultural and livestock products, and Chinese herbal medicines were unearthed. In addition, a well-preserved female corpse and the earliest prescription book in China so far, the silk book "Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases", were unearthed in the tomb.

When we went there, only Tomb No. 3 was preserved. We could only see the tomb pit, but we were still in awe!!

I went there but couldn't find it. I just saw the hospital and walked around. In the end, I returned home disappointed.

The historical significance is more important than the practical significance. At first glance, it is very different from the feeling in the TV documentary. It does not feel like an archaeological excavation as imagined, but rather a sense of desolation. What can be seen now is Tomb No. 3. There is no underground palace in the Han tomb, but a mound directly. The three tombs are very close to each other. Tomb No. 1 and Tomb No. 2 have been backfilled. If you don’t see the stele above, you will think it is just an ordinary park rockery. Tour guides and archaeologists are free of charge, and the rest are 2 yuan. The location is not very obvious. It is inside the Mawangdui Hospital. You can find it by following the navigation of Baidu Maps. If you are not a history fan, you probably won’t be very interested in this place. Don’t have too much hope.

This depends on the person. I really like these cultural things. Although this place is just an empty shell, the important things are in the Hunan Provincial Museum. I will definitely go to see it when the museum opens. . In fact, this is a very small place, right inside the hospital. The ticket is only 2 yuan, and there is nothing to see. But it is just to experience this Han Tomb. It is still good. There are not many tourists. /

The cultural relics are not in there now, but in the Hunan Provincial Museum.

It's just a scam. It's a scam. The uncle at the door said something about charging admission at first, but when I went in, I saw it was a scam. It's really just a scam, a very small place, and it's inside a hospital. I really have a bad impression of Changsha.

We took a taxi to explore the Mawangdui Han Tomb site, but the taxi driver didn't know where to go. We finally found it on Baidu Maps and met two tourists who were also looking for it. We finally found it in a nursing home... It was a pit.

The ticket price is 2 yuan per person. Inside, you will see an introduction to the history and excavation of Mawangdui, as well as the former site of the Mawangdui tombs, which is the excavation site.

I went to Mawangdui to see the thousand-year-old female corpse, but the driver took me to the wrong place instead.

However, I later learned that the cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui were all in the Changsha Museum. The museum was under maintenance and was officially opened in 2016.

I "appreciated" Lady Xin Zhui in Mawangdui, who was really "beautiful". But it would be more beautiful to end this trip with the beautiful women's clothing displayed in the Mawangdui Museum!

Do you still remember the thousand-year-old mummy? I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients. A thousand years, let time pass...

The number and exquisiteness of the cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui are breathtaking...