One way is to build a magnificent mausoleum. Because ancient people believed that things buried with them after death could be taken away, it became a pleasure for many emperors to build their own tombs. In ancient times, the location and structure of tombs were the most important, just as modern people respected geomantic omen. Therefore, since ancient times, many emperors' tombs have been set in places with good geomantic omen, and in order to prevent future generations from robbing tombs, various organs will be set up after the tomb is built, and the entrance to the cemetery will be hidden as much as possible.
So in modern times, even if people know there are many graves, we don't know where they are. Sometimes lucky people will accidentally dig up some ancient tombs, because there are too many people who built their own tombs in more than 200 dynasties in China. In addition to the emperor, some people, princesses and princes also have their own tombs, so even archaeologists have no way of knowing.
How many graves are buried under the land in China? Nevertheless, archaeologists have never stopped exploring the mausoleum, and experts hope to learn more about history from it. In 2007, due to the need to shorten the distance when building a railway, a railway passenger dedicated line had to pass through a small mountain village in Luoyang, Henan Province. Originally, this was just an ordinary building, but other things were discovered during the construction process, which also attracted the attention of archaeologists.
According to experts' speculation, the geographical location of this village is probably the location of the royal mausoleum of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In AD 25, Liu Xiu established political power, which was known as the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty lasted for nearly 200 years, and it was not destroyed until 220 AD. According to records, the imperial tombs in the Eastern Han Dynasty were divided into two major mausoleum areas, one in songzhuang town, Mengjin County, Luoyang, and the other was unknown as early as the Qing Dynasty.
The archaeological team went into the village to check because of the abnormality found during the construction. To the surprise of archaeologists, masonry buildings of the Han Dynasty can be seen everywhere in this village. Obviously, there are ancient tombs here. In addition, archaeologists also found a well in the village, next to a big blue stone. Experienced archaeologists concluded that this is a stone used to seal the door of a large mausoleum.
After careful exploration, experts found that there is indeed a mausoleum below, and it is not an ordinary royal mausoleum, but a high-standard imperial mausoleum. This is a major discovery. In the next three months, archaeologists explored the whole village and found that it was indeed the location of many graves. There are 168 tombs alone, including six imperial tombs.
The Han tombs of such specifications are unprecedented. After careful research and exploration, archaeologists finally determined that it was another of the two major tombs in the Eastern Han Dynasty. One of them, guarded by the tombs of the Five Emperors, is the tomb of Liu Zhuang, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty who ascended the throne in 57 AD. Although the archaeological team has repeatedly proposed to excavate these six Mausoleums, due to various reasons, the higher authorities have never approved it. Nevertheless, the tombs of the Han Dynasty found in this small village of Henan have been rated as national protected units.