Emperors of all dynasties regarded the construction of the imperial tomb as a top priority. Generally, the imperial tombs were built from the place of succession, which lasted for decades, and some of them were not built until the death of the emperor.
What is the most important thing to pay attention to when building the imperial tomb?
One is feng shui. China paid attention to geomantic omen in ancient times, especially the imperial tombs. The emperor is the real dragon emperor. When building a tomb, Long Mai is usually set first, and then the burial place is determined according to Long Mai, which is often referred to as dragon-seeking needling.
The shape of dragons is generally winding, similar to the shape of mountains. Therefore, imperial tombs are generally surrounded by mountains and waters, paying attention to mountains as dragons and water as veins. Mountains are connected with mountains, symbolizing the endless life of future generations; Accompanied by water, it symbolizes the blessing of ancestors and nourishes future generations.
After Long Mai was decided, the next step was to look for the ancient tomb. The key to selecting acupoints is "Qi". The ancients believed that qi still existed after death. So the tomb must be chosen where the wind gathers. Surrounded by mountains in the back and winding water in the front, it is an excellent place to gather gas.
The second is solid. Geomantic omen is only spiritual comfort or positive psychological suggestion, and it cannot guarantee the safety of the imperial tomb. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of imperial tombs and prevent them from being patronized by grave robbers, emperors of all dynasties have set up special institutions to take charge of the safety and repair of imperial tombs.
However, with the disintegration of imperial power, the institutions responsible for guarding the imperial tomb fell apart, or ignored it, or stole it, or even colluded with grave robbers to steal the imperial tomb.
If the firmness of tombs is an important factor to ensure the safety of tombs, then the concealment and firmness of tomb gates are the most important. How to ensure that the tomb is hidden and firm? It depends on the mind of the designer and the sense of responsibility of the craftsman.
Most tombs of past dynasties have not escaped the fate of being stolen. 18 tombs in Tang dynasty 17 were stolen, and only the dry mausoleum of Wu Zetian was intact. Is it because the construction quality of Ganling is excellent, or because of Wu Zetian's unique personality, or other reasons?
In fact, Ganling has been robbed several times, but every time it turned into a disaster.
The first time, Huang Chao in the late Tang Dynasty. Huang Chao found that there was a lot of gravel on the west side of Liangshan where Ganling was located, so he used 400,000 troops to dig around the clock and dug half the mountain, but he still couldn't find the entrance to the pyramid-shaped mound. Later, because of the urgency of the war, I gave up the plan to rob the tomb. In fact, the gravel on the west side of Liangshan is deliberately done by grave robbers, with the purpose of confusing grave robbers.
The second time, Wen Tao in the Five Dynasties. This man can be said to be a grave digger in the Tang Dynasty. I don't know how the Tang Dynasty offended the Gestapo and lost 17 tombs, but he just spared Gan Ling. Is it because of his conscience? Of course not. It is said that something supernatural happened to them. As soon as they approached Ganling, there was a storm and thunder rumbling. They were fine as soon as they left, so Wen Tao scared away!
The third time, Sun Lianzhong of the Republic of China. This man is a Kuomintang general and a native of Wu Zetian, Shanxi. It is said that he used the reorganization division to carry a large number of machine guns, cannons and high explosives to steal treasures, but when the pyramid-shaped mound was bombed, paranormal phenomena also appeared, only to see black winds everywhere, flying sand and stones, and dozens of soldiers died inexplicably. Sun Lianzhong is a superstitious person. He felt that the tomb was guarded by Yin soldiers, so he left with his troops.
The fourth time, Liangshan farmers. About 1958, farmers near Liangshan accidentally blew up the entrance to the tomb when they were blasting mountains and quarrying stones, so they immediately reported to their superiors. Guo Moruo, together with Shaanxi Cultural Relics Bureau, submitted a plan to explore Ganling to the Central Committee, but Zhou Enlai did not agree with this plan. He instructed: "We can't finish the good things, but this can be left to future generations."
Ganling has been preserved so far, and now it has become a scenic spot in Shaanxi.
I conquered the world of China as a daughter before I died, and also conquered thousands of years of history after I died; Wu Zetian is such a deformed female emperor of China. As the mausoleum where she was buried with Emperor Li Zhi, Ganling is naturally unusually large and strong. After several large-scale grave robbers' care, this ancient tomb has not been shaken, and it is difficult to compare with the tombs of ancient emperors. Since ancient times, we have a saying in China that death is like life; That is, the wealth and splendor that can't be taken away before death can be brought into the grave to continue to enjoy. Therefore, after the death of every emperor, there will be a lot of gold and silver treasures as funerary objects; It can be said that every royal mausoleum is a huge treasure buried underground.
It is not only the dry tombs of Emperor Li Zhi and Emperor Zetian, but also the emperors of past dynasties took the construction of imperial tombs as a top priority. Generally speaking, every emperor will arrange many people to start building the imperial tomb from the time he ascended the throne. The construction time of each mausoleum is long or short, and the construction time of most imperial tombs is as long as decades; However, there are also imperial tombs that were not built until after the emperor died. It is conceivable that the construction of the imperial tomb is a huge project; The cost of manpower, material resources and financial resources is immeasurable, and only emperors with a lot of wealth in the world can enjoy affordable treatment. Moreover, Ganling is the strongest mausoleum of emperors in past dynasties, and its hardness can't be dug by 400,000 people.
At the beginning of the construction of Ganling in the Tang Dynasty, it was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. Its national treasury is substantial and its national strength is strong. Therefore, the scale of the mausoleum building is very grand, and the building is extremely magnificent, which is the highest among emperors in the past. The reason why this mausoleum is so strong is actually because Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, learned the historical lessons of the early Tang Dynasty. He knows that no dynasty has existed since ancient times. So starting from Zhaoling, which he and his eldest grandson established, the tomb was built according to their own burial system of "taking mountains as tombs". The whole mausoleum has a combination of sculptures and buildings, and dragons and phoenixes crisscross the mountains. The dry tombs of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian further improved and developed this burial system. The whole mausoleum was built according to the specifications of Tang Dou. The mausoleum is divided into the imperial city, the outer Guo Cheng and the palace wall, which is nearly five kilometers long.
There are several requirements that need special attention when building the imperial tomb. First, it is feng shui. In ancient China, geomantic omen was particularly emphasized, and rich folks would ask people to find a place with good geomantic omen for burial. What's more, he is in charge of the emperor of a country. Since ancient times, emperors have boasted that they are real dragon emperors. Before the mausoleum is ready to be built, he must first find a good Long Mai, and then decide the burial place according to the trend of Long Mai. This method is the legendary dragon-seeking cave. At the beginning, Wu Zetian sent Yuan Tiangang and other feng shui masters to find excellent feng shui treasures for Ganling; After searching for a long time, I decided to build a tomb in Liangshan, Shaanxi.
You should know that feng shui is an extremely profound knowledge, and you can't decide it if you want to. As we all know, the shape of the discovered Long Mai must be winding; It's very similar to Yamagata. And Long Mai, too straight, is a fierce place in Feng Shui. So the emperor's mausoleum is surrounded by mountains and waters; Pay attention to taking mountains as dragons and water as veins. If the mountain is connected with the mountain, it can make the incense of future generations last forever; If there is water as a companion, it can contain blessings and nourish future generations. After choosing Long Mai, we need to find the grave. The key to this point is "qi". The ancients always thought that there was still qi in the body after death; So the tomb must be chosen where the wind gathers. The best tomb site should be surrounded by mountains in the back and winding water in the front; Only in this way can we bless our children and grandchildren to the greatest extent.
The second requirement for building a tomb is to pay attention to the firmness of the tomb. Although the art of geomantic omen is magical and mysterious, it can't make the tomb strong; This means that the safety of the imperial tomb is a big problem. Therefore, in order to ensure that the imperial tombs are not invaded by grave robbers, emperors of all dynasties have set up special departments to protect the safety and repair of the tombs. However, when a generation of new rights is replaced by old rights, such departments will fall apart; It may even be an inside job, working with grave robbers to dig graves and steal treasures. Third, that is the concealment of the mausoleum. If the imperial tomb only pays attention to firmness and does not pay attention to concealment, it will be dug away sooner or later. After all, no matter how strong the mausoleum is, it will be dug up under long-term excavation and corrosion; Therefore, it is most important to hide the entrance to the imperial tomb.
So, how to ensure the firmness and concealment of the imperial tomb? It depends on the technical level and sense of responsibility of tomb designers and craftsmen. Among the tombs of emperors in the Tang Dynasty, only Ganling was well preserved. Among them are the excellent quality of Ganling and the auspicious day of the goddess. Ganling was not ignored by grave robbers, and even suffered large-scale excavation several times; But every time, I escaped the disaster of being stolen. Liangshan hasn't stopped for a day since the body of Emperor Zetian entered Ganling. For the first time, it was Huang Chao's army in the late Tang Dynasty. As an anti-king in the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao organized more than 400,000 soldiers and horses to dig tombs. In order to get a lot of wealth buried in Ganling, be a soldier king.
However, the man who claimed to be a scholar almost sent someone to dig half of Liangshan, but he still couldn't find the entrance to Ganling. So unwilling, he led the army to attack Chang 'an, and finally suffered a heavy defeat, so he had to flee empty-handed. During the Five Dynasties, Wen Tao in Yaozhou also began to find trouble with Gan Ling. It can be said that he was born to be the nemesis of the imperial tomb in Li Tang, and only the dry tomb in the Tang Dynasty was not dug by him. However, in the face of Gan Ling, he was also at a loss. Wen Tao organized a large number of troops to excavate the mausoleum three times. But every time he takes people into broad daylight, it will be a storm, and the weather will become sunny after the troops withdraw; So he had no choice but to dig a grave.
Then in the Republic of China, Sun Lianzhong also played the idea of Gan Ling, trying to steal the treasure inside and expand his power; So he took an entire modern reorganization division to rob the tomb. The instruments used to open the tomb are not axes and iron rows, but a large number of guns and shells. Just as he was about to blast the entrance to the mausoleum, dozens of soldiers were killed by the black wind in a strange way. And Sun Lianzhong has a strong belief in ghosts and gods, so he finally left with the divisions. However, no matter how strong the mausoleum is, one day, farmers who quarried near Liangshan in the 1950 s accidentally exploded the entrance of Ganling; So he reported the matter to the country. Even Guo Moruo, who was very happy to rob the tomb, made an excavation plan, but Premier Zhou did not agree to dig Ganling. So in the end, Gan Ling escaped a very dangerous robbery. So far, Ganling has become a scenic spot in China and has been well preserved.
This is Shourenjun who came uninvited.
Ganling is the burial tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Located in Liangshan, north of Ganxian County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province.
By the Tang dynasty, the mountains were opened for tombs, and the tombs were already very strong. Eighteen tombs in Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty were built by chiseling mountains, but after more than a thousand years, all the tombs except Ganling were more or less destroyed and stolen. Only in Ganling, three organized large-scale excavations in history ended in failure.
After the Huang Chao Rebellion in the late Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao occupied Chang 'an, and sent 400,000 people to attack Ganling, but after several days and nights, he dug a ditch 40 meters deep and didn't find the pyramid-shaped mound.
During the Five Dynasties, Wen Tao, a warlord, robbed the tombs of the Tang Dynasty one by one in Guanzhong, but in Ganling, like Huang Chao, it took him a long time to find the entrance to the tomb.
Warlords scuffled in the Republic of China. Warlords from all walks of life showed no mercy to the ancient tomb for reward. The most famous is the excavation of Qingming Mausoleum in Sun Dianying. Sun Lianzhong, a warlord in Guanzhong, used the exercise as an excuse to attack Ganling with a division's troops, but all the explosives were used up, and he still could not find the pyramid-shaped mound.
Interestingly, in the 1950s, several farmers took stones from the mountains and unexpectedly blew up the crossing of Ganling, but they were unwilling to plant flowers.
The Shaanxi provincial government organized experts to make textual research in many ways, and determined that this was the entrance of Ganling. But at this time, Premier Zhou Enlai ordered to stop the excavation of Ganling. We have paid a heavy price for the excavation of the Ming Dingling Mausoleum, and it is impossible for Ganling to do it again. The central government ordered to stop digging the imperial tomb. Ganling is well preserved so far.
The ancients thought that "death is like life", and the firmness of the imperial tomb directly affected the peace behind the emperor. Therefore, making the imperial tombs indestructible is the goal pursued by emperors in past dynasties. As the buried tombs of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian in Tang Gaozong, it goes without saying that Gan Ling is solid.
Eighteen imperial tombs in the Tang Dynasty were all stolen except Ganling. 1200 years, Ganling has been stolen countless times, and there are as many grave robbers with names as 17 people. The biggest one was Huang Chao's 400,000 troops, which dug half a mountain but never found the entrance to the underground palace.
Ganling, located in Liangshan, six kilometers north of Ganxian County, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, is the burial tomb of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Ganling was founded in 683 AD. The following year, Li Zhi died and was buried in the underground palace. Twenty-three years later, Wu Zetian died and was buried with Li Zhi. In the same year, the underground palace of Ganling was closed and the whole mausoleum was covered.
Ninety years after Wu Zetian's death, Tang Dezong restored the dry mausoleum and added nearly 400 houses on the ground of the cemetery. The first large-scale excavation of Ganling took place in the late Tang Dynasty. After the Huang Chao Uprising Army captured Chang 'an, it turned its attention to the most luxurious Ganling, and 400,000 troops participated in the excavation.
Under the guidance of local guides, Huang Chao army began to dig from the west side of Liangshan. These insurgents are farmers and don't know much about the structure of the imperial tomb. Almost half of Liangshan has been dug up, but the entrance to the underground palace has not been found. Finally, we can only forget about it, leaving only a Huang Chao ditch dozens of meters deep.
The gravel during the construction of Ganling successfully misled the direction of Huang Chao's excavation and saved Ganling from a robbery. The second large-scale excavation of Ganling took place in the Five Dynasties. Before the excavation of Ganling in Yaozhou, Wen Tao had looted another 17 Tang tombs. Ganling is the last target.
Compared with Huang Chao, Wen Tao is even more unfortunate. He led tens of thousands of troops to dig several times in Ganling, all of which were interrupted by lightning and thunder. Wen Tao thought it was providence, so he gave up. According to historical records, "only the storm in Ganling could not happen", and Ganling narrowly escaped the second excavation.
(Simulated underground palace)
The third large-scale excavation of Ganling took place in the Republic of China. One of Sun's reorganization divisions followed Sun Dianying's example and used explosives to blast the pyramid-shaped stone bars on the grounds of military exercises. It is said that the weather changed suddenly and several soldiers were killed by the wind. Then the excavation operation was terminated, which was the most dangerous one.
Why is Ganling so strong? As we all know, the tombs of the Tang Dynasty were built on the mountain. The Liangshan Mountain where Ganling is located is a limestone mountain, and its firmness can be imagined. According to legend, Ganling was chosen by Yuan Tiangang and Li, famous physiognomists in Tang Dynasty, and it is a treasure trove of geomantic omen.
When the Ganling was built, it was at the peak of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian spared no expense to build this indestructible imperial tomb. Ganling was built by the Yan brothers, and the Zhaoling burial system built on the mountain was adopted. The underground palace of Ganling consists of a tomb, a patio, a tunnel and three burial chambers, and the tribute is placed on the coffin bed in the middle room.
The biggest feature of Ganling, which is built on the mountain, is that it is indestructible. The only way to enter the underground palace is to find the entrance to the ancient tomb, which is to enter the underground palace. Otherwise, the tomb can only be found if the whole Liangshan is razed to the ground. But this is almost impossible under ancient conditions.
It is possible that the underground palace of Ganling was excavated horizontally, and the whole Liangshan was hollowed out as a tomb. This burial system is more solid, and it is really impossible to enter the tomb without finding the entrance to the pyramid-shaped mound. This is why Huang Chao's 400,000 troops didn't dig Ganling, so that Ganling could be preserved.
Ganling is not only indestructible, but also a lot of treasures are buried in the underground palace. According to archaeological exploration, the inner city of Ganling underground palace is square. It is estimated that there are about 500 tons of treasures in the underground palace of Ganling. There are all kinds of dazzling treasures in the four-ear room and tomb aisle on both sides of the aisle.
(Backfilling the entrance of underground palace)
The most mysterious Lanting Preface may be located in the underground palace of Ganling, attracting the covet of countless grave robbers. Nine years after the founding of New China, a dry grave road happened inadvertently when local farmers blew up rocks. Two years later, archaeologists began to dig the underground palace of Ganling, and all the bricks and stones in the tomb were exposed.
Archaeologists found that the entrance of Ganling underground palace is located halfway up the southeast of Liangshan main peak, which is composed of trenches and caves, reaching 17 meters deep. The trench was filled with stone strips about one meter long. The tomb has a total length of 63 meters and an average width of about 4 meters. Generally, it is sloping, and it is made of 39 layers of stone strips.
There are 4 10 exposed stone strips in the cross section of the pyramid-shaped mound, totaling 8000 stone strips. It is recorded in historical materials that "the gate of Ganling Xuanque is blocked with stone, and the stone gap is fixed with cast iron", which means that the stone bar is tied with a thin waist iron bolt plate, and the hole is pierced with an iron bar from top to bottom, and molten tin and iron juice is poured.
This historical record is consistent with the excavation. Archaeologists have not found any traces of cave theft and excavation near the crossing of Ganling, and it can be confirmed that Ganling is the only tomb of the Tang Dynasty that has not been stolen. After this situation was learned by several experts and scholars, they immediately prepared to organize excavation.
In the process of reporting the report on the excavation of Ganling, I learned from the instructions of the Prime Minister that we can't finish the good things, and this matter can be left to future generations to complete. Subsequently, National Cultural Heritage Administration issued a notice not to actively explore the imperial tombs. The underground palace of Ganling has been preserved so far and has not been actively explored.
To sum up, it is difficult to enter the underground palace without the entrance to the tomb of Ganling, which is built on the mountain. From the later excavation, it was found that the tomb gate of Ganling was halfway up the mountain, which surprised all grave robbers. This can also prove that Gan Ling is really indestructible and very lucky.
Science man answers history.
Ganling is located in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. The owner of Ganling is an extremely noble person. You can't use one, it should be two, because Ganling is buried with the grave. Let's play a charade first. Let's guess. To tell you the truth, two emperors were buried in Ganling.
Ganling is one of the eighteen tombs in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the tomb of the emperor in the Tang Dynasty. As the name implies, there are eighteen mausoleums, but there are 19 emperors buried here. Eighteen mausoleums are distributed in six counties, such as Ganxian and Jingyang, north of Weihe River in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, and form a 102 degree fan with Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty as the center. It can be said that the 18th Mausoleum in Tang Dynasty is the most spectacular mausoleum in the world.
Today we are going to talk about Ganling. Ganling is the luckiest of the eighteen mausoleums. Why? Because the other seventeen were stolen, except for the showers. Ganling is located in Liangshan, north of Ganxian, where there is a Huang Chao ditch. The Huang Chao Rebellion happened in the late Tang Dynasty.
Yes, the man who robbed the tomb was Huang Chao. At that time, Huang Chao led 400,000 troops to rob the tomb, and dug Liangshan again, but still failed to find the tomb entrance. I didn't steal it in the end. 400,000 people have not found it, so you can imagine how deep the mouth of Gan Mausoleum is hidden. Because it is hidden deep, 1000 has never been stolen.
The indestructible mentioned in the title may mean that Gan Ling was not stolen.
Then, let's talk about the owner of Ganling. I wonder if you have guessed? Ganling is a buried tomb, it must be a man and a woman, and both of them are emperors, and they belong to the Tang Dynasty. Then there were only Wu Zetian and Li Zhi.
Wu Zetian was originally a talented person in Li Shimin. After the death of Li Shimin in 649 AD, Wu Zetian became a nun in Ganye Temple in Chang 'an. Because of his affection for Li Zhi, Li Zhi met Wu Zetian by chance in Ganye Temple, so Li Zhi took Wu Zetian into the palace in 65 1 year. Wu Zetian became the queen of Li Zhi in just a few years.
In 683, Li Zhi died. Wu Zetian started the Ganling Project. In 684, Li Zhi was buried. At this time, Ganling has not been completed. Until 705 AD, Wu Zetian died in Shangyang Palace, and Tang Zhongzong Li Xian ordered Wu Zetian and Li Zhi to be buried together, that is, Wu Zetian was buried in Ganling.
In other words, 1300 years have passed, and Ganling has not been found or stolen. Of course, it's not that I haven't stolen it, but I want to steal it but I can't find the entrance. As the saying goes, "if you plant flowers with your heart, you will plant willows without your heart." Many people want to steal Ganling, but they can't find the entrance, but someone accidentally found the entrance of Ganling.
1958, several farmers happened to blow up the entrance of Ganling. Later, Shaanxi also established the "Ganling Excavation Committee". Many archaeologists are gearing up and want to participate in the excavation. Among them, Mr. Guo Moruo is more eager to try. He said to Premier Zhou Enlai: Open the Ganling Mausoleum, and perhaps Wu Zetian's Golden Wheel Collection and Hanging Arch Collection can be rediscovered, and it is more likely that Wu Zetian's portrait, Shangguan Waner's handwriting and others will be unearthed, and even the original work of Lanting Preface may be found!
However, Premier Zhou's answer is: We can't finish the good things, but we can leave them to future generations.
Finally, the work of digging Ganling ended here. In other words, so far, Ganling has not been excavated.
Just let some people think about it. If they can't do it, they are anxious for those who engage in archaeology and dig graves.
This question is so exciting. The tomb contains the remains of the owner and a large number of funerary objects. Of course, we should also try our best to make it as strong as possible.
Most tombs in the Tang Dynasty are based on mountains, and the selected mountains are generally limestone or granite, and the rocks are very hard. When building a mausoleum, first dig the tomb halfway up the mountain, dig it halfway up the mountain, and then repair the tomb inside. After the emperor was buried, stone fences were built layer by layer to block the tomb passage, and the stone fences were connected into a whole with iron bolts. If you want to rob a tomb, you must first find the pyramid-shaped mound, and then remove the stone bar before you can enter the tomb. Therefore, if you want to steal the Tang tombs, you must meet two conditions: first, you must fight in a big team, and ordinary thieves can't afford the workload alone; Second, the team should have expert grave robbers who are familiar with the structure of the tomb and can find the entrance. Both conditions are indispensable.
As for the 400,000 people mentioned in the question, it should refer to the Huang Chao Uprising Army in the late Tang Dynasty. There is no reliable historical data to support Huang Chao stealing Ganling. After Huang Chao, Wen Tao, a warlord of the Five Dynasties, tried to rob Ganling, but failed.
There are not a few tombs in China, but both imperial tombs and ordinary people want to be undisturbed after death and have their own pure land, so many people want their tombs to be strengthened.
One: Your Majesty.
The same is true of the Ganling where Wu Zetian and Li Zhi were buried together. Although it took only 23 years to build, it is not comparable to the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, but it is also the place where the later generation of queens lived. If someone digs casually, wouldn't it seem that there is no royal majesty? Low imperial status? Therefore, 400,000 people have not opened Ganling, which also proves that these 23 years have not been wasted, and this quality acceptance is qualified.
Second: ensure that the emperor's atmosphere is not stolen.
The emperor's mausoleum includes many funerary objects, and many people will be buried in the early days. The existence of these feudal systems also shows that the emperor has the right to control his own desires and hope to live a rich life after death. Therefore, if the funerary objects in the mausoleum are stolen, it is not to destroy the emperor's breath.
Moreover, when ancient emperors built tombs, they paid great attention to feng shui, which was generally conducive to the continuation of their own inheritance. Therefore, if it is destroyed by others, won't it make the spirit of imperial power in your family decline and let others change dynasties? Therefore, when Fuling was built, the overall stability was taken into account and other people's ideas were avoided.
Ancient imperial tombs were generally unwilling to be opened, and people begged for rest after death. Wouldn't it be immoral to dig someone else's ancestral grave casually?
There are many ancient tombs in China, but few of them have been completely preserved. The tomb of Qin Shihuang was opened, the tomb of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty was opened, the tomb of Emperor Taizong was also opened, the tombs of Kangxi and Cixi were even looted, and even the bones of the later period were assembled at will. But there is an imperial mausoleum in China, which has not been opened for thousands of years. Four hundred thousand people were about to open it, but it still failed.
This tomb is the burial tomb of Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong, also known as Gan Ling. Although it is not as long as the Qin Mausoleum built by Qin Shihuang, it took 23 years to build Ganling. Wu Zetian took great pains to choose this cemetery, and Li and Yuan Tiangang, the geomantic masters of the Tang Dynasty, chose this place as Wu Zetian's tomb without consulting together. Wu Zetian was overjoyed.
When the tomb was built, it was really the time when the people of the Tang Dynasty were rich in Yin and the financial and human resources reached the peak of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it is not difficult to build a 40-kilometer restored dry tomb, which also contains a large number of funerary objects. The industry of tomb raiding has been popular since Shang Dynasty, and by Tang Dynasty, the skills of tomb raiders had been superb. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, some people stared at the dry tomb and always wanted to spy on the treasures in the tomb.
After Tang Gaozong's death, Li Zhi was buried in Ganling. After Ganling was stamped, Wu Zetian and Li Zhi were buried together. In addition to the tombs of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, there are more than a dozen tombs where the royal family and heroes of the Tang Dynasty are buried. The first person to dig Ganling was Huang Chao. Huang Chao came to Ganling with 400,000 troops holding the idea of digging treasure. Strangely, these 400,000 people did not open Ganling.
Huang Chao dug a ravine several feet deep at the edge of Ganling, which lasted for several months, but there was still no entrance to Ganling. When Tang Jun arrived, Huang Chao hurried away with his hands, leaving only a deep ravine. Now, if you go to Ganling, you can still see this "Huang Chao ditch".
During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Chinese ambassador to Chongzhou, Hou Liang, prepared to lead his men to dig Ganling, but after digging for a long time, the excavation had to be interrupted due to heavy rain. More than 1000 years later, under the guise of protecting Ganling, Sun Lianzhong led troops to dig Ganling. Sun Lianzhong dispatched a division of troops and bombed Ganling with artillery for several days, but it didn't blow up. Sun Lianzhong's men were stoned to death by the storm, and Sun Lianzhong ran away.
In 1950s, several farmers bombed stones near Ganling and accidentally bombed the tomb of Ganling. Shaanxi province ordered the protection of Ganling. With the approval of the superior, Ganling was excavated in April 1960, but Premier Zhou proposed not to excavate the emperor's tomb for the time being. Since then, Ganling has never been opened again, and it is the most complete preserved imperial tomb in the Tang Dynasty.
According to archaeological findings, it is difficult to open the tomb of Ganling, because nearly 8,000 stone strips were spliced together, and the stones in the tomb were all cast with molten iron after being nailed with iron plates. In this case, the stone strip is connected with the iron plate, which is difficult to blast even with artillery. Moreover, the archaeologist's research is consistent with the literature in the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, so it is concluded that Ganling has not been opened yet.
Ganling will not be stolen for a thousand years. Is the place Wu Zetian chose good feng shui or is there something else to hide? Why do people have all kinds of eyes when digging Ganling? These things need experts to study.
Ancient people were very careful about their graves, especially emperors. Since Qin Shihuang's time, he has exhausted his manpower and physical strength for his mausoleum. On the one hand, he can continue to bring his wealth and wealth to the loess to enjoy, and on the other hand, he can be undisturbed in the future, so Qin Shihuang did the same. Until now, there is no technology to safely develop Qin Shihuang's mausoleum.
However, we have to say that there are countless treasures in the tombs of ancient emperors, just like the Qing Dongling, which was stolen during the Republic of China. Everything is priceless. So since there are so many treasures, how can the emperor prevent his mausoleum from being stolen when grave robbers were rampant at that time?
Qianling?Mausoleum
Ganling is the mausoleum of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, located in present-day Shaanxi Province. During the period of Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty was still prosperous and powerful, and its national strength was strong. Naturally, after the death of Wu Zetian, her tomb will become "fat" in the eyes of others. However, we know that ancient emperors had two characteristics in building tombs. One is site selection. They believe in geomantic omen, that is, they choose a hidden unknown, but it is also a treasure. This is usually to express their good wishes. The most important thing is how to protect your tomb.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were 18 imperial tombs and 17 tombs were stolen, but only this tomb of Wu Zetian was not stolen. This is the art of protection. In ancient times when there were no instruments and tools, grave robbers had to dig by themselves. Wu Zetian built her tomb invincible, and others could hardly dig it. Naturally, no one coveted it.
Wu Zetian's mausoleum was stolen four times without success.
During the first uprising in Huang Chao at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao learned that there were a lot of treasures in Wu Zetian's tomb, so he used 400,000 people to dig around the clock, but in the end he failed to find the entrance to Wu Zetian's tomb. Later, this incident did not continue because of the influence of the war.
Wen Tao of the Five Dynasties stole the tombs of the Tang Dynasty 17, but it happened that the tomb of Wu Zetian was not stolen, and it was not recorded in the history books. Only later, according to folklore, Wen Tao met with a supernatural spirit when he stole Wu Zetian again.
The third and fourth times occurred in the Republic of China, and they were unsuccessful.