Mawangduiislocatedintheeasternoutskirtsofchangsha,about4kmfromdowntownchangsha,Inthepreceedingcenturies,itwasburedhere,hencethename"mawangdui"formerlythereweretwoeasternmoundsherecloselylinkedtogether.
From1972toearly1974,chinesearchacologicalworkersunearthedthreetombsofthewesterhandynastyhereandachievedtremendousresultsthatattractedwideattentionathomeandabroad.theyexcavatedmorethan3000culturalreliedandawell-preservedfemalecorpsefromthetombs.accordingtosealsunearthedfromtombno2"chancellortotheprincetochangsha","sealofthemarquisofdai"
weknowthatthemawangduiwasburialgroundoflicang,chancellortotheprinceofchangshastatteandmqrquisofdaiintheearlywesternhandynastyandhisfamily.
accordingtothehistoricalrecords,licangdiedinthesecongyearofthereignofEmpresslu.theoccupantsintombno3werebelievedtobehisson.unearthedfromthetombwasawoodentabletwiththeburialbate,whichreads"thefirstdayofthesecondmonthinthetwelfthyear"aftercarefultextualresearchthiswasindentifiedasthetwelfthyearofreignofthehanemperorwenci.thecorpseintombno1isthatoflicang'wife,whosepersonalname,accordingtoanunearthedseal,wasxingzhui,astudyofconclusionthat"tombno1datesfromaboutthe6thdacadeofthe2ndcenturyB,C
alittlelaterthantombno3tombno1isthebestpreserved,andmostofthereliesshowedherewereexcavatedfromthistomb.
now,iwillintroducethisthingtoyouonebyone:
thesearefigurines162woodenfigurineswereunearthedfromtombno1and104formtombno3,theyfallintothreecategories:attendants,musiciansandodd-jobservants.nodoubt,theyrepresentthenumerousservantsenslavedbythemarquisofdai,whichrevealtheparasiticlifeofthefamily.
now,plslookattheseinstuments,anintactzitherwith25strings,pipescomposedof22piercedbamboosticksandasetofpitchpipeswerefoundintombno1,inaddition,azither,aT-stringedharp,pipesandbamboofluteswereexcavatedfromtonbno3.strinkinglybambooreadswerefoundinside.thepipesfoundintombno3,thereisasilverypointoneachreed,whichcontrolsthepitch,thisisthematerialevidenceoftheearliestreeds,everusedinwindinstrumentsintheworld.
theseareweapons:theywreexcavatedfromtombno3,thereare38weaponsaltogether,includingbowsacrossbow,arrows,anarrowseabbard,aweaponstand,halberds,spears.etc.comparedwiththeweaponofthewarringstateperiod,thebow,thecrossbowandarrowsweresomewhatimprovedsothatarrows
couldtravelfuther,alongwiththegarrisonmap.theyhelpustogetanideaofthemilitarysituationinchanshastate.
weknowthatchinaisaverybigagriculturalstate,andlonglongago,whenpeoplelivedinwesternhanperiod,therehadcomeintobeingsomewhatdevelopedcultivationandanimalhusbandry.look,allthesethingswereexcavatedfromthetombs.theagriculturalproduceincludesrice,wheat,barley,soybean,redpeas,hempseeds,vegetable;theanimalproduceincludesdeer,oxen,goats,sheep,pigs,bares,chickens,fishesandevenchickeneggs.
well.lacquerware,sobeautiful!184piecesoflacquerwarewereunearthedfromtombno1and316piecesfromtombno3,theyincludtripodsvases,squarevases,boxes,toiletboxes,pitchers,ladles,cups,cavedcup-containers,anarmreat,ascreen,agametoolandadustpam,mostofthemrmadeofawoodbasecoatedinlacquer,andsomeofabambooorhempbase,thedesigns,eitherpaintedinlacquerorpastedorincisedwithveryfinestrokes,weredoneinsmoothandgraceful.lineswithgorgeouscolor,theexquisitelywroughtlacquerwaresindicatethehighlydevelopedstateoflacquercrafts-manshipandasidelightontheeconomicsituationoftheearlyhandynasty.now,wehaveseentheareoundpartsofthefirsthall,plsfollowmetothecentralpast.hereyoucanseethesilkfabrics.